Alone at Dawn
Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
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ISBN
9781538729656
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Taal
Engels
Auteur
Uitgeverij
Grand Central Publishing
Jaar van uitgifte
2019
Aantal pagina's
352
Waar gaat het over?
In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,000-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. Chapman, leading the charge, was gravely wounded in the initial assault. Believing he was dead, his SEAL leader ordered a retreat. Chapman regained consciousness, alone with the enemy closing in on three sides, beginning the most difficult and exceptional fight of his life. John Chapmans incredible display of valor--first by saving the lives of his SEAL teammates and then, aware that he was mortally wounded, single-handedly engaging two dozen hardened fighters to save the lives of an incoming rescue squad--posthumously earned him the Medal of Honor. Chapman is the first airman in nearly fifty years to be given the distinction reserved for Americas greatest heroes. Alone at Dawn is also a behind-the-scenes look at the Air Force Combat Controllers: the worlds deadliest and most versatile special operations force, whose members must not only exceed the qualifications of Navy SEAL and Army Delta Force teams, but also act with sharp decisiveness and deft precision--even in the face of life-threatening danger. Drawing from firsthand accounts, classified documents, dramatic video footage, and extensive interviews with leaders and survivors of the operation, Alone at Dawn is the story of an extraordinary mans brave last stand and the brotherhood that forged him
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