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Jake Tapper exposes the origins of one of the Afghan War's deadliest battles for U.S. forces and details the stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in Washington, D.C. and a war built on constantly shifting sands.

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Main Author: Tapper, Jake
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009.
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Afghan War, 2001- > Campaigns > Afghanistan > Nuristan (Region)
Counterinsurgency > Afghanistan > Nuristan (Region)
Taliban.
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Summary:Jake Tapper exposes the origins of one of the Afghan War's deadliest battles for U.S. forces and details the stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in Washington, D.C. and a war built on constantly shifting sands.
Item Description:Maps on lining papers.
Physical Description:xi,673 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780316185394 (hbk.)
0316185396 (hbk.)
Author Notes:CNN anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper joined the network in January 2013. The Lead with Jake Tapper , his one-hour weekday program, debuted in March 2013. Tapper was named host of the network's Sunday morning show, State of the Union , in June 2015. Tapper has been a widely respected reporter in the nation's capital for more nearly 20 years. He is also the author of the bestseller The Outpost and the novel The Hellfire Club .

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