{"product_id":"outlaw-platoon-heroes-renegades-infidels-and-the-brotherhood-of-war-in-afghanistan-9780062066404","title":"Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcclaimed for its vivid, poignant, and honest recreation of sixteen brutal months of nearly continuous battle in the deadly Hindu Kesh, \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cem\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eWe Were Soldiers Once and Young\u003c\/em\u003e for the early 21st century--a riveting, action-packed, highly emotional true story of enormous sacrifice and bravery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt twenty-four years of age, U.S. Army Ranger Sean Parnell was named commander of a forty-man elite infantry platoon, the 10th Mountain Division--a unit that came to be known as the Outlaws. Tasked with rooting out Pakistan-based insurgents from a valley in the Hindu Kush, Parnell assumed they would be facing a ragtag bunch of civilians until, in May 2006, a routine patrol turned into a brutal ambush. Through sixteen months of combat, the platoon became Parnell's family. The cost of battle was high for these men. Not all of them made it home, but for those who did, it was the love and faith they found in one another that ultimately kept them alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magnificent account of heroes, renegades, infidels, and brothers, \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/em\u003e stands with Sebastian Junger's \u003cem\u003eWar\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the most important books to yet emerge from the heat, smoke, and fire of America's War in Afghanistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruning, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn R. Bruning is the coauthor of the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Platoon\u003c\/em\u003e (with Sean Parnell) and of \u003cem\u003eHouse to House\u003c\/em\u003e (with David Bellavia). He wrote dispatches from the field while embedded with an infantry unit in post-Katrina New Orleans, and received the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Award for Journalism from the Department of Defense for an article he wrote while embedded with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade's TF-Brawler in Afghanistan. He lives in Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParnell, Sean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSean Parnell is a former U.S. Army airborne ranger who served in the legendary 10th Mountain Division for six years, retiring as a captain. He received two Bronze Stars (one for valor) and the Purple Heart. He is a passionate supporter of America's military and is currently serving as an ambassador for the Boot Campaign, a national veteran's charity. He lives with his three children in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317932069138,"sku":"9780062066404","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84a967a9-5fc5-450d-9e2f-07a568f1d996.jpg?v=1727543122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/outlaw-platoon-heroes-renegades-infidels-and-the-brotherhood-of-war-in-afghanistan-9780062066404","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}