Outpost

Author : Jake Tapper
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 789 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780316215855

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The Outpost by Jake Tapper Pdf

The basis of the film starring Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood, The Outpost is the heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic. 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. "The Outpost is a mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice. If you want to understand how the war in Afghanistan went off the rails, you need to read this book." -- Jon Krakauer

Author : Dan Richards
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781786891563

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Outpost by Dan Richards Pdf

There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet. Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. Following a route from the Cairngorms of Scotland to the fire-watch lookouts of Washington State; from Iceland’s ‘Houses of Joy’ to the Utah desert; frozen ghost towns in Svalbard to shrines in Japan; Roald Dahl’s writing hut to a lighthouse in the North Atlantic, Richards explores landscapes which have inspired writers, artists and musicians, and asks: why are we drawn to wilderness? What can we do to protect them? And what does the future hold for outposts on the edge?

Author : W. Michael Gear
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780756413385

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Outpost by W. Michael Gear Pdf

The first book in a thrilling new sci-fi action adventure, set on Donovan, a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of the planet's inhabitants. A ghost ship, the Freelander, appears in orbit. Missing for two years, she arrives with a crew dead of old age, and reeks of a bizarre death-cult ritual that deters any ship from attempting a return journey. But maybe it's worth the risk, for a brutal killer is stalking all of them as Donovan plays its own complex and deadly game.

Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061978326

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Outposts by Simon Winchester Pdf

The New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Professor and the Madman takes readers on a quirky and charming tour of the last outpost of the British empire Outposts is Simon Winchester’s journey to find the vanishing empire, “on which the sun never sets.” In the course of a three-year, 100,000 mile journey—from the chill of the Antarctic to the blue seas of the Caribbean, from the South of Spain and the tip of China to the utterly remote specks in the middle of gale-swept oceans—he discovered such romance and depravity, opulence and despair tht he was inspired to write what may be the last contemporary account of the British empire. Written with Winchester’s captivating style and breadth, here are conversations and anecdotes, myths and political analysis, scenery and history—a poignant and colorful record of the lingering beat of what was once the heart of the civilized world.

Author : Christopher R. Hill
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451685930

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Outpost by Christopher R. Hill Pdf

"An "inside the room" memoir from one of our most distinguished ambassadors who--in a career of service to the country--was sent to some of the most dangerous outposts of American diplomacy. From the wars in the Balkans to the brutality of North Korea to the endless war in Iraq, this is the real life of an American diplomat. Hill was on the front lines in the Balkans at the breakup of Yugoslavia. He takes us from one-on-one meetings with the dictator Milosevic, to Bosnia and Kosovo, to the Dayton conference, where a truce was brokered. Hill draws upon lessons learned as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon early on in his career and details his prodigious experience as a US ambassador. He was the first American Ambassador to Macedonia; Ambassador to Poland, where he also served in the depth of the cold war; Ambassador to South Korea and chief disarmament negotiator in North Korea; and Hillary Clinton's hand-picked Ambassador to Iraq. Hill's account is an adventure story of danger, loss of comrades, high stakes negotiations, and imperfect options. There are fascinating portraits of war criminals (Mladic, Karadzic), of presidents and vice presidents (Clinton, Bush and Cheney, and Obama), of Secretaries of State (Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton), of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and of Ambassadors Richard Holbrooke and Lawrence Eagleburger. Hill writes bluntly about the bureaucratic warfare in DC and expresses strong criticism of America's aggressive interventions and wars of choice."--

Author : Ann Aguirre
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250031402

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Deuce's whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she's a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn't fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight. To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. Her feelings for Fade haven't changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore. Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out. Deuce signs up to serve in the summer patrols—those who make sure the planters can work the fields without danger. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the surface, just as they did below ground. The Freaks have grown smarter. They're watching. Waiting. Planning. The monsters don't intend to let Salvation survive, and it may take a girl like Deuce to turn back the tide.

Author : Adam Baker
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1444709046

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Outpost by Adam Baker Pdf

They took the job to escape the world They didn't expect the world to end. Kasker Rampart: a derelict refinery platform moored in the Arctic Ocean. A skeleton crew of fifteen fight boredom and despair as they wait for a relief ship to take them home. But the world beyond their frozen wasteland has gone to hell. Cities lie ravaged by a global pandemic. One by one TV channels die, replaced by silent wavebands. The Rampart crew are marooned. They must survive the long Arctic winter, then make their way home alone. They battle starvation and hypothermia, unaware that the deadly contagion that has devastated the world is heading their way...

Author : Devney Perry
Publisher : Devney Perry
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1950692590

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The Outpost by Devney Perry Pdf

Trapped in his tiny mountain cabin, she didn't expect to fall for his big heart. Exposing a prominent criminal family with an investigative news report didn't exactly work out the way Sabrina had hoped. Instead of basking in the glory of her article's success, she's on the run from a powerful man who wants her dead. To stay safe, she's forced to trade one bad situation for another. Stuck in the Montana wilderness, she's secluded from anything resembling civilization or the modern-day world. The only good thing about her situation is the gorgeous mountain man assigned to protect her. Too bad he isn't the slightest bit interested in a city girl like her. Beau likes his life quiet and simple. Give him a peaceful day hiking in the woods with his dog, and he's a happy man. He has no use for large crowds, noisy cities or dramatic women. So when a hotshot reporter rolls into town, dragging her big-time problems with her, he should have run for the hills. Instead, he volunteered to keep her safe. Bringing her into his world won't be easy, but if he can convince her that Montana isn't as terrifying as she believes, they might just be the perfect match.

Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher : Department of the Navy
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UIUC:30112059863917

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Outpost War by Bernard C. Nalty Pdf

This book gives details of the U.S. Marines during the Korean War era.

Author : Travis Harman
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781036103286

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Remote Outpost by Travis Harman Pdf

The true story of a father and son who enlist in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard after the horrors of 9/11 shake the nation. Travis Harman, a young skater punk from the small farming town of Hughesville, PA has never had a close relationship with his father, Dean, but after 9/11 shakes the nation, Travis and Dean enlist in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard together. Shortly after joining, Travis begins to have second thoughts and devises a plan to leave the Army. Once back in Hughesville, he realizes the only way he’ll ever gain his father’s acceptance is to enlist, and so he reverses course and joins again. This time, now fully committed, Travis endures rigorous basic and advanced training at Fort Benning and Fort Gordon, Georgia. Just as advanced training ends, Dean helps Travis get work at Fort Indiantown Gap supporting the training of troops preparing to deploy. As Travis prepares to head back to Hughesville, Dean calls informing him that father and son will be deploying to Afghanistan together. Travis and Dean deploy to Afghanistan in December of 2008, heading to Fort Bragg, North Carolina first. After three months of train up, Travis is sent to a remote outpost in the northeast part of the country, while his father has a cushy desk job at Bagram Airfield. Travis is pulled into often horrific realities of modern war as he experiences intense combat all while yearning for his father’s acceptance. Travis goes back to Bagram and sees his father in transit to Qatar where he will be going on pass for some much-needed rest and relaxation. The tales of Travis’ bravery under fire reach his father before Travis arrives, and when he greets his father once again, Travis starts to feel accepted by his father, a feeling he has chased since boyhood.

Author : Eric Burgess
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1993-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0231501315

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Outpost on Apollo’s Moon by Eric Burgess Pdf

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Author : Daniel Butterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011849478

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Camp and Outpost Duty for Infantry by Daniel Butterfield Pdf

Author : Michael W. Smith (C.B., Major-General.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000673748

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Cavalry Outpost Drill ... by Michael W. Smith (C.B., Major-General.) Pdf

Author : L. A. McGarvey
Publisher : Trouble Twins Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Outpost 23 by L. A. McGarvey Pdf

Rosemary Deathly is a dockworker on Outpost 23, a distant asteroid being mined for its rare ores. Someone with a grudge has been targeting the Outposts belonging to the powerful, wealthy Van Citra conglomerate for the last few years, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. When a handsome new stranger shows up during her midnight shift, Rosemary can't help her attraction, even when she starts to question his real purpose on Outpost 23.

Author : Charles J. Esdaile
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806187990

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Outpost of Empire by Charles J. Esdaile Pdf

Napoleon’s forces invaded Spain in 1808, but two years went by before they overran the southern region of Andalucía. Situated at the farthest frontier of Napoleon’s “outer empire,” Andalucía remained under French control only briefly—for two-and-a-half years—and never experienced the normal functions of French rule. In this groundbreaking examination of the Peninsular War, Charles J. Esdaile moves beyond traditional military history to examine the French occupation of Andalucía and the origins and results of the region’s complex and chaotic response. Disillusioned by the Spanish provisional government and largely unprotected, Andalucía scarcely fired a shot in its defense when Joseph Bonaparte’s army invaded the region in 1810. The subsequent French occupation, however, broke down in the face of multiple difficulties, the most important of which were geography and the continued presence in the region of substantial forces of regular troops. Drawing on British, French, and Spanish sources that are all but unknown, Esdaile describes the social, cultural, geographical, political, and military conditions that combined to make Andalucía particularly resistant to French rule. Esdaile’s study is a significant contribution to the new field sometimes known as occupation studies, which focuses on the ways a victorious army attempts to reconcile a conquered populace to the new political order. Combining military history with political and social history, Outpost of Empire delineates what we now call the cultural terrain of war. This is history that moves from battles between armies to battles for hearts and minds.