Get Your Free Audiobook
Red Platoon
Non-member price: $53.17
People who bought this also bought...
-
Lions of Kandahar
- The Story of a Fight Against All Odds
- By: Major Rusty Bradley, Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 69
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 70
Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain Rusty Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim Kandahar Province, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop them, the NATO coalition launched Operation Medusa, the largest offensive in its history. The battlefield was the Panjwayi Valley, a densely packed warren of walled compounds that doubled neatly as enemy bunkers.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A well written story about US Special Forces
- By Glenn on 05-10-2017
-
No Way Out
- The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege
- By: Adam Jowett
- Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
In Helmand province in July 2006, Major Adam Jowett was given command of Easy Company, a hastily assembled and understrength unit of Paras and Royal Irish rangers. Their mission was to hold the District Centre of Musa Qala at any cost. Easy Company found themselves in a ramshackle compound, cut off and heavily outnumbered by the Taliban in the town.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Intense and fully engaging
- By David Huggett on 24-10-2018
-
Dog Company
- A True Story of American Soldiers Abandoned by Their High Command
- By: Roger Hill, Lynn Vincent
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 27
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 25
The army does not want you to listen to this book. It does not want to advertise its detention system that coddles enemy fighters while putting American soldiers at risk. It does not want to reveal the new lawyered-up Pentagon war ethic that prosecutes US soldiers and marines while setting free spies who kill Americans. This very system ambushed Captain Roger Hill and his men.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
US Military Shame, abonded honorable men!
- By Anonymous User on 09-01-2019
-
The Chosen Few
- A Company of Paratroopers and Its Heroic Struggle to Survive in the Mountains of Afghanistan
- By: Gregg Zoroya, William H. McRaven - foreward
- Narrated by: Gregg Zoroya
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 23
The story of one of the Afghanistan war's most decorated units and their 15-month ordeal, culminating in the Battle of Wanat, the deadliest battle of the war. A single company of US paratroopers - calling themselves the "Chosen Few" - arrived in eastern Afghanistan in late 2007 hoping to win the hearts and minds of the remote mountain people and extend the Afghan government's reach into this wilderness. Instead, they spent the next 15 months in a desperate struggle, living under almost continuous attack, forced into a slow withdrawal, and always outnumbered by Taliban fighters.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Epic book about true heros
- By Anonymous User on 25-01-2019
-
Outlaw Platoon
- Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
- By: Sean Parnell, John Bruning
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 110
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 101
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 102
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.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent
- By Charles on 02-03-2015
-
Into the Fire
- A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War
- By: Dakota Meyer, Bing West
- Narrated by: Zach McLarty
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
In the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal. Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was positioned to wipe out 100 men who were pinned down and were repeatedly refused artillery support. Ordered to remain behind with the vehicles, 21 year-old Marine corporal Dakota Meyer disobeyed orders and attacked to rescue his comrades.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
an ETT warrior
- By Justin on 11-01-2018
-
Lions of Kandahar
- The Story of a Fight Against All Odds
- By: Major Rusty Bradley, Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 69
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 70
Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain Rusty Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim Kandahar Province, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop them, the NATO coalition launched Operation Medusa, the largest offensive in its history. The battlefield was the Panjwayi Valley, a densely packed warren of walled compounds that doubled neatly as enemy bunkers.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A well written story about US Special Forces
- By Glenn on 05-10-2017
-
No Way Out
- The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege
- By: Adam Jowett
- Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
In Helmand province in July 2006, Major Adam Jowett was given command of Easy Company, a hastily assembled and understrength unit of Paras and Royal Irish rangers. Their mission was to hold the District Centre of Musa Qala at any cost. Easy Company found themselves in a ramshackle compound, cut off and heavily outnumbered by the Taliban in the town.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Intense and fully engaging
- By David Huggett on 24-10-2018
-
Dog Company
- A True Story of American Soldiers Abandoned by Their High Command
- By: Roger Hill, Lynn Vincent
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 27
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 25
The army does not want you to listen to this book. It does not want to advertise its detention system that coddles enemy fighters while putting American soldiers at risk. It does not want to reveal the new lawyered-up Pentagon war ethic that prosecutes US soldiers and marines while setting free spies who kill Americans. This very system ambushed Captain Roger Hill and his men.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
US Military Shame, abonded honorable men!
- By Anonymous User on 09-01-2019
-
The Chosen Few
- A Company of Paratroopers and Its Heroic Struggle to Survive in the Mountains of Afghanistan
- By: Gregg Zoroya, William H. McRaven - foreward
- Narrated by: Gregg Zoroya
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 23
The story of one of the Afghanistan war's most decorated units and their 15-month ordeal, culminating in the Battle of Wanat, the deadliest battle of the war. A single company of US paratroopers - calling themselves the "Chosen Few" - arrived in eastern Afghanistan in late 2007 hoping to win the hearts and minds of the remote mountain people and extend the Afghan government's reach into this wilderness. Instead, they spent the next 15 months in a desperate struggle, living under almost continuous attack, forced into a slow withdrawal, and always outnumbered by Taliban fighters.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Epic book about true heros
- By Anonymous User on 25-01-2019
-
Outlaw Platoon
- Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
- By: Sean Parnell, John Bruning
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 110
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 101
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 102
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.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent
- By Charles on 02-03-2015
-
Into the Fire
- A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War
- By: Dakota Meyer, Bing West
- Narrated by: Zach McLarty
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
In the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal. Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was positioned to wipe out 100 men who were pinned down and were repeatedly refused artillery support. Ordered to remain behind with the vehicles, 21 year-old Marine corporal Dakota Meyer disobeyed orders and attacked to rescue his comrades.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
an ETT warrior
- By Justin on 11-01-2018
-
Carnivore
- A Memoir by One of the Deadliest American Soldiers of All Time
- By: Dillard Johnson, James Tarr
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Dillard Johnson was at the forefront of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But surviving the enemy was only the beginning. Johnson would use the intensity, focus, and humor that kept him alive on the battlefield to fight stage three Hodgkin's Lymphoma. A man determined not to die, Johnson made a miraculous recovery - and then returned to Iraq for a second combat tour as an Army sniper. Funny and exciting, Carnivore offers fresh insight into the mind and heart of a warrior and offers a look at the lives of troops on the ground not seen before.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Mostly Rubbish
- By Amazon Customer on 23-04-2017
-
Operation Dark Heart
- Spycraft and Special Operations on the Front Lines of Afghanistan
- By: Lt. Con. Anthony Shaffer
- Narrated by: John Moraitis
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
The explosive and #1 best-selling memoir that the American government tried to ban… Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer was part of a secret detachment of the US Army known as the 'Jedi Knights'. In Operation Dark Heart, he reveals for the first time, and in amazing detail, the otherwise secret world of black operations and clandestine intelligence plots conducted by the Western allies in an alien terrain against often undefinable enemies.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Well done.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-04-2018
-
House to House
- An Epic Memoir of War
- By: Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, John Bruning
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
In one of the most compelling combat narratives ever written, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, an Army infantry platoon leader in Iraq, gives a teeth-rattling, first-hand account of 11 straight days of heavy house-to-house fighting during the climactic second battle of Fallujah. His actions in the firefight, which included killing five insurgents in hand-to-hand combat, earned Bellavia the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and New York state's highest military honor, the Conspicuous Service Cross.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Couldn't Stop Listening
- By Amazon Customer on 11-04-2019
-
Sniper One
- The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege
- By: Dan Mills
- Narrated by: Josh Dylan
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 68
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 68
April 2004: Dan Mills and his platoon of snipers flew into Southern Iraq, part of an infantry battalion sent to win hearts and minds. They were soon fighting for their lives. Back home we were told they were peacekeeping. But there was no peace to keep. Because within days of arriving in theatre, Mills and his men were caught up in the longest, most sustained firefight British troops had faced for over 50 years.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Boys own
- By Michael on 19-11-2017
-
The Operator
- Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
- By: Robert O'Neill
- Narrated by: Robert O'Neill
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 373
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 345
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 345
Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career that included his involvement in attempts to rescue "Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell and abducted-by-Somali-pirates Captain Richard Phillips and culminated in those famous three shots that dispatched the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Absolutely Amazing
- By Declan on 09-05-2017
-
Dagger 22
- U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
- By: Michael Golembesky
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
The unforgiving Afghan winter settled upon the 22 men of Marine Special Operations Team 8222, call sign Dagger 22, in the remote and hostile river valley of Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. The Taliban fighters in the region would have liked nothing more than to once again go dormant and rest until the new spring fighting season began. No chance of that - this winter would be different.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
2 excellent books
- By Anonymous User on 03-02-2019
-
Painting the Sand
- By: Kim Hughes
- Narrated by: Oliver Hemsbrough
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 64
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
Kim Hughes is the most highly decorated bomb disposal operator serving in the British Army. He was awarded the George Cross in 2009 following a gruelling six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, during which he defused 119 improvised explosive devices, survived numerous Taliban ambushes and endured a close encounter with the Secretary of State for Defence.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Hard hitting reality
- By Clive Batchelor on 12-06-2019
-
A Handful of Hard Men
- The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
- By: Hannes Wessels
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 68
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
It is difficult to find another soldier's story to equal Captain Darrell Watt's in terms of time spent on the field of battle and challenges faced. Even by the lofty standards of the SAS and Special Forces, one has to look far to find anyone who can match his record of resilience and valor in the face of such daunting odds and with resources so paltry. In the fight, he showed himself to be a military maestro. After 12 years in the cauldron of war, his cause slipped from beneath him, and Rhodesia gave way to Zimbabwe.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent story, average performance
- By Brodie Keating on 14-01-2018
-
The Longest Kill
- The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers
- By: Craig Harrison
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 95
It takes a tough mind-set to be a successful sniper, to be able to dig in for days on your own as you wait for your target, to stay calm on a battlefield when you yourself have become the target the enemy most wants to take out. Craig Harrison has what it takes, and in November 2009 in Afghanistan, under intense pressure, he saved the lives of his comrades with the longest confirmed sniper kill - 2,475 metres, the length of 25 football pitches.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Worth a Read
- By Greg Campbell on 11-02-2017
-
Zero Six Bravo
- 60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story
- By: Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Fenner
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 93
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 88
The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling modern classic: A Bravo Two Zero for the Second Gulf War. They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away from the Iraqis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men can finally be told. In March 2003 M Squadron - an SBS unit with SAS embeds - was sent 1,000 kilometres behind enemy lines on a true mission impossible, to take the surrender of the 100,000-strong Iraqi Army 5th Corps.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fantastic story read brilliantly
- By Jason on 08-10-2015
-
12 Strong
- The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
- By: Doug Stanton
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
12 Strong is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban. Outnumbered 40 to one, they pursued the enemy army across the mountainous Afghanistan terrain and, after a series of intense battles, captured the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as they rode into the city. Then the action took a wholly unexpected turn.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
narrators voice is way to much for this book
- By Anonymous User on 08-07-2019
-
Echo in Ramadi
- The Firsthand Story of U.S. Marines in Iraq's Deadliest City
- By: Scott A. Huesing
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 7
From the winter of 2006 through the spring of 2007, 250 marines from Echo Company, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, fought daily in the dangerous, dense city streets of Ramadi, Iraq, during the Multi-National Forces Surge ordered by President George W. Bush. The marines' mission: to kill or capture anti-Iraqi forces. Their experience: like being in hell. Now Major Scott A. Huesing, the commander who led Echo Company through Ramadi, takes listeners back to the streets of Ramadi in a visceral, gripping portrayal of modern urban combat.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
this is a tribute book.well written.
- By Justin on 23-04-2019
Publisher's Summary
The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the 13-hour firefight at the Battle of Keating, by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for listeners of Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell.
"'It doesn't get better.' To us that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic and tactical vulnerabilities were so glaringly obvious to every soldier who had ever set foot in that place that the name itself - Keating - had become a kind of backhanded joke."
In 2009 Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of the Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the US military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: it was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend.
On October 3, 2009, after years of constant smaller attacks, the Taliban finally decided to throw everything they had at Keating. The ensuing 13-hour battle - and eventual victory - cost eight men their lives.
Red Platoon is the riveting firsthand account of the Battle of Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defence of the outpost and the counterattack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire and received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
More from the same
Narrator
What members say
Average Customer Ratings
Overall
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars81
-
4 Stars10
-
3 Stars3
-
2 Stars0
-
1 Stars1
Performance
-
4.5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars66
-
4 Stars14
-
3 Stars5
-
2 Stars1
-
1 Stars0
Story
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars74
-
4 Stars8
-
3 Stars3
-
2 Stars0
-
1 Stars1
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 30-06-2019
Brilliant
I heard about this book watching the medal of honour series on Netflix.
Immediately was drawn in to the story and the blokes involved, it captured you instantly and keeps you hooked for the entire book!
I find it very well written and as graphic as you can be in that situation.
Recommend this to anyone and they will not be disappointed
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 16-08-2018
Suspenseful
What an amazing recollection of one of Afghanistan's fiercest battles. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The book drew me in from the first minute. I cant recommend this book highly enough.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 12-04-2018
Nearly Perfect
Phenomenal job by all thr troops involved. damn heros, all of them. I did find the book a little hard to follow at some points, and i found parts of the narration repetitive. i.e the same jokes being told time and time again. other than that. really good book.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Scott Goldsmith
- 20-09-2017
Awesome
What about Clinton Romesha and Will Damron ’s performance did you like?
Will Damron seemed to take a few chapters to really get into the writing style, but once there he did a great job.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
'Holy SH#T'
Any additional comments?
A superb tale of conflict on the modern battlefield. A true example of how the military in general still screw things up and leave what happens next squarely in the laps of a few brave me.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Justin
- 21-11-2016
reader
reader is a little monotone. could do woth a bit of zest for a great story line like this
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- abe mckinnon
- 22-10-2016
searing, unapologetic, brutal.
a must read for anyone who enjoys the slew of modern combat tales from the Iraq/afghan conflicts. one of the best i have read... top 3 probabaly. frightening in parts, in some parts i had goosebumps. bundermans "big bang" airstrike was incredibly well told. read this book.
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 01-11-2017
coarse language
didnt make it past the first chapter. not the book i thought it would be. disappointing.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Rob
- 01-05-2016
Amazing...
Would you listen to Red Platoon again? Why?
This is a tremendous story of courage, sacrifice and the will to survive. Though you see the theme occur in most war memoirs, it is nonetheless amazing what a a bunch of regular dudes from all over the place can do when they come together as a unit. The Army, their training and their commitment to each somehow create something that is truly unbreakable. They denied the enemy their prize and in the process once again proved that american soldiers rise to any challenge.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I look at a platoon as entity and the men that comprise it are just facets of its personality and capability. To me, this story is more about Red Platoon than any of the individuals that make it up. Their collective ability to embrace a horrible situation and find a way to keep fighting and survive is very uplifting.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The Army has a way of making poor decisions that at the time seem like a reasonable decisions. It made me sad that these soldiers had to pay the price for something that started as finger pointed at a map in a briefing by a staff officer long before these guys came in country. Its upsetting that despite all the good reasons not to put COP Keating where they did, they did it anyway. Hindsight is 20 20 but I wish someone with courage in a high level position would have followed what that knew was right and close that COP long before they did. It was so obviously a disaster waiting to happen. The fact the battle did not need to happen and should not have happened does not take away from the valor of the soldiers and airman demonstrated.
Any additional comments?
Americans should do all they can thank and employ veterans. They gave us everything we have, they asked for nothing in return yet deserve our complete gratitude.
13 of 13 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Travis
- 14-05-2016
The Best Audible book I have heard yet.
Would you listen to Red Platoon again? Why?
Yes because it kept me on the edge of my seat.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Red Platoon?
A story of true American hero's battle to fight for our country and the men they served with. Brought me to tears when one of them would die. The men in this book should never be forgotten.
What about Will Damron and Clinton Romesha ’s performance did you like?
Excellent
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- CoBurnside
- 10-05-2016
Phenomenal book, start to finish
I loved every minute. Sometimes it was so intense I had to stop the book and take a breather.
Makes me grateful of our country's heros!
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Clyde
- 24-04-2016
Great read....
Loved it. As a USMC veteran I was astounded the the Army leadership and planners put a COP in such an indefensible position... These soldiers (most at least) were damned determined heroes. I cherish and revere them for their sacrafice.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- William McMahon
- 10-05-2016
This book has got to be made into a movie.
The accounts are riveting. I kept referring to the Internet for geographic look at the occurrences. Fabulous book. I finished it in one day.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- David
- 09-05-2016
A great book written by a proven American Hero
This is a story of war which every U.S. citizen should read.
I first gained an in-depth awareness of the events which led to this book by reading Jake Tapper's book. I walked away from it with the strong sense that the higher ups in the Army had miss-served these men, and befuddled by how any middle to upper tier leader could have created the circumstances that allowed this situation to occur. The men at Keating were betrayed by there upper level leaders and a tragedy resulted. Good men on the ground did their best, some survived and all were hero's, nonetheless none of the men should have been at Keaton.
This book fleshes out the details that only one who was there for the full events could. Clint Romesha lived every minute of the final attach on Post Keating. He tells the story in a way a Marine of honor and one who was awarded our countries highest military award based on his action in the events that occurred at Keaton should. He relives the events and provides full detail. The facts are there, the heroism of those involved is well documented, and the reader is left to reach his or her own conclusion. While we can be outraged at the upper echelon, this book demonstrates the committed that soldiers develop for each other and the extent they will go to help each other in situations that those who have not been their would almost call suicidal. We are fortunate to have young men, who will sacrifice their youth to serve their countries needs.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Dan
- 13-05-2016
What a story! Well written book and great narrator
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, I would recommend this book. The book really helps to set the listener in each situation described in the book.
What about Will Damron and Clinton Romesha ’s performance did you like?
This book paints the true picture how these heroes worked so hard to defend their outpost and work together as a team to save their brothers.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It's so hard to understand how the top military leaders could put our military in what was certainly a situation where the inevitable could occur and once it did, the support was not there as soon as it should have been.
Any additional comments?
This is a must read book for every American. This is another great Audible that will listen to again and again! God bless and watch over our military.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- David
- 09-05-2016
America needs to know
It amazes me how little we heard of such battles and bravery. Thank you veterans for all you do and have done.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- SGT Med
- 30-07-2016
Incredible Story!
Would you listen to Red Platoon again? Why?
First off. I accidentally wrote this review for the "Summary of Red Platoon". Since Audible does not allow you to edit it, I had to leave it. So, if you read the "Summary of Red Platoon", you will see the exact same review. Even though I haven't read it yet!
Yes. It was an incredible story and a brutally honest account of the engagement from SSG Romesha and those who were there.
What about Will Damron and Clinton Romesha ’s performance did you like?
Excellent narration from Will Damron. The narrator can ruin a good book, or make a not so good book better. This was a well written book with an outstanding narrator. Home run!
Any additional comments?
Incredible, engaging, story. Very well written. Very well narrated. Everyone should read about the sacrifices of those who serve to keep us safe. Anyone who served in the Military would appreciate and identify, in some way, this book.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- John Hackler Jr
- 10-05-2016
Excellent listen!
Where does Red Platoon rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Very compelling book. Ranks up there my favorites. Tough to turn off and wait for next line. No dull moments and over time you felt as if you were there.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Testimony of Valor
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- jamie
- 05-11-2016
really gopd
I found it difficult at first to listen to the narrators voice but once I was used to it the book was enthralling. strongly recommend
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- john lafferty
- 17-06-2019
Utterly gripping from start to finish
Fantastic writing. You get fully immersed in the story. What a story to be told so well.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Thomas E. Davies
- 24-03-2019
A very graphic account of battle
A slow start but after the first couple of chapters I couldn’t stop listening a very well written and honest account of battle and comradeship under fire
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- John Byrne
- 28-02-2019
Best book I've ever read/heard....
This is a no brainer, of you have any enjoyment of combat then this is an absolute must buy.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 20-02-2019
Brutal and honest
A brutal, honest & gutwrenching tale of bravery and sacrifice. Gripping and impossible to stop
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Pink Lady
- 25-01-2019
Stunning!!
An incredible listen and well written story, pulling no punches. It was extremely well read also. I cried listening to ‘In Memoriam’ at the reading of those that had perished and felt the loss in the author’s voice. A ‘must’ listen in my view.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 26-12-2018
really enjoyed it
Gave a real insight into what it was like in an engaging narrative, that kept me listening for hours on end
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 11-12-2018
Gripping Read
Every combat soldier has a story to tell regardless of what or whom they fight for. This account of the action in October 2009 in which a great number of people lost their lives is probably the best I have listened to. Meticulously prepared and researched, Mr Romesha provides us with a truly touching and emotional journey that left me almost exhausted just listening to it. Courage and leadership qualities right out of the top drawer which prevented, from the American perspective, a catastrophe. Sadly eight Americans lost their lives however it could have been far worse had their colleagues not fought for each other with tenacity and skill to prevent their brave and resourceful opponents from claiming the victory they very nearly had. One could argue that without the overwhelming power unleashed from the skies the American forces may well have been wiped out.
As an ex-soldier I can identify with the strength of the personal bonds which you develop with members of your platoon, the friendships which outlast your life within the services. I can only ask that when you listen or read this account that you remember that soldiers under fire don't fight for their country or their leaders, they fight for each other.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 24-10-2018
Harrowing story of camaraderie forged through the visceral horror of war
A savage insight into the realities of war and loss on a personal level, mixed with the incompetence and lack of foresight of an out of touch chain of command! A humbling read.
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- paul hadfeild
- 15-03-2018
Good story though I would change a few things
What made the experience of listening to Red Platoon the most enjoyable?
last two thirds are pretty good
What did you like best about this story?
It is action packed
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
It felt like some of it should, but this book doesn't present facts as facts but instead tells you what this guy was thinking as he was shot etc ,there is a lot of poetic license.
Any additional comments?
They spend the first third of the book setting up back stories for the troops ,it goes on so long that by the time they actually start the story you cant remember who's back story went with who .So in my opinion its very padded out to make it a long enough book .
There is an explanation right at the end for how the author has got all these thoughts and conversations from dead people otherwise my review would be much worse.
Then the biggest sin the book finishes and yet it doesn't and you are treated to over four minutes of this dreary slow rock music over and over !!! i bought a book if i wanted boring slow rock music I would buy a cd thanks.