
The Outpost
An Untold Story of American Valor
Jake Tapper(Author)
Back Bay Books (Publisher)
Published on 31. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
688 pages
978-0-316-18540-0 (ISBN)
Description
At 5:58 AM on October 3rd, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating, located in frighteningly vulnerable terrain in Afghanistan just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, was viciously attacked. Though the 53 Americans there prevailed against nearly 400 Taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war for the U.S. that year. Four months after the battle, a Pentagon review revealed that there was no reason for the troops at Keating to have been there in the first place.
In THE OUTPOST, Jake Tapper gives us the powerful saga of COP Keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families, and to a place and war that has remained profoundly distant to most Americans. A runaway bestseller, it makes a savage war real, and American courage manifest.
In THE OUTPOST, Jake Tapper gives us the powerful saga of COP Keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families, and to a place and war that has remained profoundly distant to most Americans. A runaway bestseller, it makes a savage war real, and American courage manifest.
Reviews / Votes
Analyzing the consequences of decisions, large and small, is what makes Tapper's book so important...for those wishing to understand the middle years of the war, they could do no better than to read THE OUTPOST -- Time * Time *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Little, Brown & Company
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
66 b/w photos throughout & 3 maps
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
738 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-316-18540-0 (9780316185400)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Book
11/2012
Little, Brown & Company
€47.22
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Person
Jake Tapper is a CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent. Prior to joining CNN, he was the senior White House correspondent for ABC News. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Weekly Standard, among many other publications. He is the author of Down and Dirty: The Plot to Steal the Presidency. He lives in Washington, D.C.