The Last Platoon: A Novel of the Afghanistan War

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As seen on CBS This Morning Saturday! Bing West is the grunts Homer. L.A. Times A platoon of Marines and CIA operatives clash in a fight to the death with the drug lords and the Taliban while in Washington the president seeks a way out. A small team of CIA operatives and Marines commanded by Captain Diego Cruz are protecting a tiny base in Helmandthe most violent province in Afghanistan. In a series of escalating fights Cruz must prove he is a combat leader despite the growing disapproval of the colonel in overall charge. At the same time the president has ordered the CIA to capture a drug lord. But with a fortune in heroin at stake the Taliban joins with the drug lord to wipe out the base. As the president negotiates a secret deal Cruz must rally the Marines to make a last stand. Bringing you into Americas longest war with vivid immediacy The Last Platoon portrays how leaders rise or wilt under intense pressure. A searing timeless story of moral conflict savage combat and feckless politics.