One million steps : a marine platoon at war
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Published
New York : Random House, [2014].
Status
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
958.1047 W5175o
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958.1047 W5175o
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Published
New York : Random House, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxxii, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Battalion 3/5 suffered the highest number of casualties in the war in Afghanistan. This is the story of one platoon in that distinguished battalion. Aware of U.S. plans to withdraw from the country, knowing their efforts were only a footprint in the sand, the fifty Marines of 3rd Platoon fought in Sangin, the most dangerous district in all of Afghanistan. So heavy were the casualties that the Secretary of Defense offered to pull the Marines out. Instead, they pushed forward. Each Marine in 3rd Platoon patrolled two and a half miles a day for six months--a total of one million steps--in search of a ghostlike enemy that struck without warning. Every day brought a new skirmish. Each footfall might trigger an IED. Half the Marines in 3rd Platoon didn't make it intact to the end of the tour. This is the story of the fifty brave men who faced these grim odds and refused to back down.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
West, F. J. (2014). One million steps: a marine platoon at war (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Francis J. 2014. One Million Steps: A Marine Platoon At War. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Francis J. One Million Steps: A Marine Platoon At War Random House, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)West, Francis J. One Million Steps: A Marine Platoon At War First edition., Random House, 2014.
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