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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator),

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In combat, men measure up. Or don't. There are no second chances.

In this vivid account of the U.S. Army's legendary 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan, Captain Sean Parnell shares an action-packed and highly emotional true story of triumph, tragedy, and the extraordinary bonds forged in battle.

At 24 years of age, U.S. Army Ranger Sean Parnell was named commander of a forty-man elite infantry platoon - a unit that came to be known as the Outlaws - and was tasked with rooting out Pakistan-based insurgents from a mountain valley along Afghanistan's eastern frontier. Parnell and his men assumed they would be facing a ragtag bunch of civilians, but in May 2006 what started out as a routine patrol through the lower mountains of the Hindu Kush became a brutal ambush. Barely surviving the attack, Parnell's men now realized that they faced the most professional and seasoned force of light infantry the U.S. Army had encountered since the end of World War II.

What followed was 16 months of close combat, over the course of which the platoon became Parnell's family: from Staff Sergeant Greg Greeson, the wise, chain-smoking veteran who never lost his cool; to Specialist Robert Pinholt, a buttoned-down conservative with the heart of a warrior and the mind of an economist; to Staff Sergeant Phil Baldwin, the platoon's voice of calm and reason, a man who sacrificed everything following the events of 9/11 - career, home, financial stability - to serve his country. But the cost of battle was high for these men: Over 80 percent were wounded in action, putting their casualty rate among the highest since Gettysburg, and not all of them made it home.

A searing and unforgettable story of friendship in battle, Outlaw Platoon brings to life the intensity and raw emotion of those 16 months, showing how the fight reshaped the lives of Parnell and his men and how the love and faith they found in one another ultimately kept them alive.

This audiobook is enhanced with a downloadable PDF containing photographs from the hardcover edition.

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Listening Length	10 hours and 18 minutes
Author	Sean Parnell, John Bruning
Narrator	Ray Porter
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	28 February 2012
Publisher	HarperAudio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07BGF3B37
Best Sellers Rank	8,479 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 13 in Afghan & Iraq War Biographies (Audible Books & Originals) 18 in Iraq War Biographies 21 in Afghan War Biographies

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Mulza

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Reviewed in Australia on 16 September 2018

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One of the finest and most intimate accounts I've read of the Afghanistan conflict. What these guys, and all men serving outside the wire, had to endure is just incredible. Could not recommend this book enough.

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Brian Lloyd

Ok read

Reviewed in Australia on 6 March 2020

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The story was ok but in a lot of the cases was not that exciting.

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Craig Warrick

Brilliant read

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2017

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First time I have read anything regards the US in Afghanistan. These guys are heroes. Conditions were horrific and their willingness to fight at all costs just amazed me

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neil barnaby

a true tory

Reviewed in Australia on 3 November 2019

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This is just an amazing account of Austalian envolment in the last twenty years.

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KAREN

Important to get facts right

Reviewed in Australia on 27 November 2020

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Great book very informative. Well written. Thi gs I did not know

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Ernie T.

The Sufferance of Protection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2018

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Excellent narrative and story of the lengths armed forces have to go to for protection of our freedom and the protection of the locals from oppressive jihadii's and how Pakistan gave help and protection to those that attack our forces with impunity.

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Scruff66

Greatvread

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2021

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This book is a great read, having served for 22yrs in the British Army and served operationally around the world I know what Outlaw platoon have been through.
Those without operational experiences this book is wrote in a way for you to understand a soldiers experience of war.
Veterans this book took me home!!!
Well done Sean.

Sydneysider

brutal

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2020

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before non front line serving people pontificate on modern wars and politics and morals or anything, read this, carefully, and have a rethink. context is all eh?

jompy

A must read , what a book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2019

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Wow !
An emotional read ! I've read a number of great books that describe life in a combat zone and this is up there , i couldn't put it down . One of the guys i work with who "never reads" has borrowed it and he can't put it down 😂
This should be on the school curriculum , people should know what these guys go through .

David 349

Excellent read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 December 2012

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An excellent read. Anybody who thinks war is exciting should read this book. It would be good for politicians to spend some time on active duty with these men, there would be a lot less wars. I got this book on audio books and it was hard to put down. I listened to this book while working out in the gym and there were time I had tears in my eyes. I bought the book for my son in law who loves the military channel. I think he might understand a little better. I highly recommend this book.

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