The Outpost
by Jake Tapper
An Untold Story of American Valor
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80%
Critic Reviews: 14
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Reader Ratings: 224
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Synopsis
At 6:00 a.m. on the morning of October 3, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating was viciously attacked by Taliban insurgents. The 53 U.S. troops, having been stationed at the bottom of three steep mountains, were severely outmanned by nearly 400 Taliban fighters. Though the Americans ultimately prevailed, their casualties made it one of the war's deadliest battles for U.S. forces. And after more than three years in that dangerous and vulnerable valley a mere 14 miles... more
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Published: November 13, 2012 by
Genre: History, Political & Social Sciences, Travel, War. Non-fiction. 652 pages
- All Critics: 14
- Positive: 12
- Negative: 2
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Breitbart | 22 Nov 2012
The Outpost is a worthy addition to any bookshelf next to the two gold standard texts of modern war – Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down and Sean Naylor’s Not a Good Day To Die.
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The Wall Street Journal | 9 Nov 2012
Despite its abundant detail, and the lengths to which Mr. Tapper goes to interview protagonists and cross-check their accounts, "The Outpost" lacks one key element: authenticity.
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Star Tribune | 10 Nov 2012
Jake Tapper's book is meticulously researched, excellently written and a must-read for everyone who does more than just mouth the phrase, "I support the troops."
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Los Angeles Times | 13 Dec 2012
Tapper's voice is understated, not polemical — just a good reporter letting the facts speak for themselves.
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Kirkus Reviews | 25 Sep 2012
A timely indictment of a thoughtless waste of young American lives.
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The Washington Post | 19 Jan 2013
Tapper spends too much time providing tactical details of battles and too little offering a nuanced, thoughtful explanation of why the U.S. Army struggled so much in Nuristan.
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Publishers Weekly | 1 Oct 2012
Tapper delivers a gripping, blow-by-blow account of their actions, their personal stories, and the tortured, often incomprehensible command decisions that kept them fighting despite inadequate support.
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Huffington Post | 26 Nov 2012
The Outpost is a heartbreaking chronicle.
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Oct 2012
Whatever may have been the merits of the original intervention in Afghanistan, this unadorned, powerful account challenges the purposes and wisdom of America's ongoing military presence there.
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The Seattle Times | 23 Dec 2012
I could go on and on about the Kafka-esque absurdity of Camp Keating, but “The Outpost” is about much more than that.
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Los Angeles Times | 16 Dec 2012
An intricate account about battlefield bravery hamstrung by military bureaucracy and sluggishness.
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FTR Radio | 25 Sep 2012
Stories that I’m haven’t heard told both more eloquently and brutally honest as in Jake Tapper’s “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor.” I seriously can’t recommend this book enough.
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Time U.S. | 13 Nov 2012
Analyzing the consequences of decisions, large and small, is what makes Tapper’s book so important.
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Patheos | 11 Nov 2012
“The Outpost” is an alternately exhilarating, heartbreaking and maddening book.
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