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Roberts Ridge|Malcolm MacPherson

Roberts Ridge : A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan

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For the US Navy's elite team of SEALs, the mission seemed straightforward enough: take control of a towering, 10,240-foot mountain peak called Takur Ghar, a key post in their plan to smash Taliban al Qaeda in eastern Afghanistan. But the enemy was waiting, and when the Special Forces chopper was shredded by enemy fire, a red-haired SEAL named Neil Roberts was thrown from the aircraft. Roberts' fellow SEALs were determined to bring him out--no matter what the cost. This harrowing true account captures in dramatic detail their seventeen-hour battle, fought against near-impossible odds, to save one of their own. This is a gripping you-are-there account based on stunning eyewitness testimony and painstaking research by journalist Malcolm MacPherson.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781433245411
  • ISBN-10: 1433245418
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish Date: May 2008
  • Dimensions: 7.47 x 5.43 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.21 pounds

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