{"product_id":"the-outpost-an-untold-story-of-american-valor","title":"The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe basis of the 2020 film starring Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood  The Outpost is the heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of Americas 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945437458485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0316185396","price":27.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780316185394.jpg?v=1769889120","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-outpost-an-untold-story-of-american-valor","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}