The Resource Red platoon : a true story of american valor, Clinton Romesha, (electronic resource)
Red platoon : a true story of american valor, Clinton Romesha, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the thirteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell. "'It doesn't get better.' To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic and tactical vulnerabilities were so glaringly obvious to every soldier who had ever set foot in that place that the name itself -- Keating -- had become a kind of backhanded joke." In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of the Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the U.S. military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: it was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend. On October 3, 2009, after years of constant smaller attacks, the Taliban finally decided to throw everything they had at Keating. The ensuing 14-hour battle-- and eventual victory-- cost 8 men their lives. Red Platoon is the riveting first-hand account of the Battle of Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counter-attack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions. Includes original songs "Red Platoon" and "Remember the Fallen." Songs performed by Michael Connors. "Red Platoon" words and music by Jim Kinsey, Michael Connors, Clint Romesha, Mike Hartnett and James Breedwell -- 2016 All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. "Remember The Fallen" words and music by Michael Connors, Jim Kinsey, Billy Dawson and Mike Hartnett -- 2016 All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Executive Producer, Nemo Arms. From the Compact Disc edition
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (12 hr., 28 min.)
- Note
- Downloadable audio file
- Isbn
- 9780147524737
- Link
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- Label
- Red platoon : a true story of american valor
- Title
- Red platoon
- Title remainder
- a true story of american valor
- Statement of responsibility
- Clinton Romesha
- Subject
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- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- Audiobooks
- Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
- Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan | Nuristan (Region)
- Downloadable audio books
- Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009
- Romesha, Clinton
- Taliban
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan | Nuristan (Region)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the thirteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell. "'It doesn't get better.' To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic and tactical vulnerabilities were so glaringly obvious to every soldier who had ever set foot in that place that the name itself -- Keating -- had become a kind of backhanded joke." In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of the Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the U.S. military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: it was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend. On October 3, 2009, after years of constant smaller attacks, the Taliban finally decided to throw everything they had at Keating. The ensuing 14-hour battle-- and eventual victory-- cost 8 men their lives. Red Platoon is the riveting first-hand account of the Battle of Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counter-attack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions. Includes original songs "Red Platoon" and "Remember the Fallen." Songs performed by Michael Connors. "Red Platoon" words and music by Jim Kinsey, Michael Connors, Clint Romesha, Mike Hartnett and James Breedwell -- 2016 All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. "Remember The Fallen" words and music by Michael Connors, Jim Kinsey, Billy Dawson and Mike Hartnett -- 2016 All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Executive Producer, Nemo Arms. From the Compact Disc edition
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- Romesha, Clinton
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
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- Literary text for sound recordings
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- biography
- history
- Music parts
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- PerformerNote
- Narrated by Will Damron and Clinton Romesha
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- Romesha, Clinton
- Damron, Will
- Books on Tape, Inc
- OverDrive, Inc
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- Romesha, Clinton
- Taliban
- Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Counterinsurgency
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
- Target audience
- adult
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- Red platoon : a true story of american valor, Clinton Romesha, (electronic resource)
- Link
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- Note
- Downloadable audio file
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Dimensions
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- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (12 hr., 28 min.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780147524737
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- not applicable
- Kind of material
- unknown
- Level of compression
- unknown
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- ac2c80f0-0aa3-417b-9da8-e33db4a7492d
- Publisher number
- Z100101978
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- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
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- other
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- Speed
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- (OCoLC)950736951
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- 1255595
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- Label
- Red platoon : a true story of american valor, Clinton Romesha, (electronic resource)
- Link
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- Note
- Downloadable audio file
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Dimensions
-
- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (12 hr., 28 min.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780147524737
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- not applicable
- Kind of material
- unknown
- Level of compression
- unknown
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- ac2c80f0-0aa3-417b-9da8-e33db4a7492d
- Publisher number
- Z100101978
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- Speed
- other
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)950736951
- (OCoLC)ocn950736951
- 1255595
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- Audiobooks
- Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
- Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan | Nuristan (Region)
- Downloadable audio books
- Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009
- Romesha, Clinton
- Taliban
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan | Nuristan (Region)
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