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Roberts Ridge

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

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Roberts Ridge

By: Malcolm MacPherson
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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 For the U.S. Navy's elite team of SEALs, the mission seemed straightforward enough: to 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's fellow SEALs were determined to bring him out - no matter what the cost.

This harrowing true account based on stunning eyewitness testimony and painstaking research captures in dramatic detail the 17-hour battle fought by a few dozen warriors against near impossible odds to save one of their own.

©2005 Malcolm MacPherson (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. 21st Century Americas Military Modern War Air Force Afghanistan History

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"Well told and frightening as well as true, this is a book that bridges the breach between the increasingly professional American military and a civilian culture possessing little knowledge or experience of the military." ( Booklist)
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A compelling tale telling the story from a view often not seen. A lot of details and I hope there where lessons learnt from this event

a very detail recount

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This is a brilliant and moving audio book. A comment and not a criticism is in the after word I thought the fact that John Chapman received a Medal of honour for his courage and self sacrifice would have been a fuller conclusion. But a great book.

Well informed and we'll performed

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I liked everything about the book except the narrator using accents that sound more appropriate for a Mark Twain novel. I don't think the use of accents in necessary.

Great story

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Very detailed and giving some personal background of the characters involved makes a nice change. Courage abound.

Not bad at all

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the story had a little too much detail about certain things, seemed repetitive too. story was good but I just couldn't listen to the narrator anymore. stopped after 3hrs I just had enough.

just ok

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