Afghanistan, March 2002. For an elite team of Navy Seals, the mission seemed straightforward: take control of a towering 10,240-foot mountain peak called Takur Ghar. Launched as part of Operation Anaconda, the taking of Takur Ghar would offer U.S. forces a key strategic observation post. But the enemy was waiting-and when the Special Forces chopper hovered over the peak, it was shredded by enemy fire and a red-haired SEAL named Neil Roberts was thrown from the aircraft.
By the time the shattered helicopter crash-landed on the valley floor seven miles away, Roberts's fellow SEALs were determined to return to the peak and bring him out, adhering to the Special Forces credo: leave no man behind. Drawing on the words of the men who were there-SEALs, Rangers, medics, combat air controllers, and pilots-this harrowing true account dramatically captures the seventeen-hour firefight that ensued, in the first book of its kind to chronicle the battle for Takur Ghar.
Format: Paperback (369 Pages)
Author: Malcolm MacPherson
Shipping Weight (lbs): .60
