Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan

by Malcolm MacPherson

Book Overview

Afghanistan, March 2002. In the early morning darkness on a frigid mountaintop, a U.S. soldier is stranded, alone, surrounded by fanatical al Qaeda fighters. For the man's fellow Navy SEALs, and for waiting teams of Army Rangers, there was only one rule now: leave no one behind. In this gripping you-are-there account-based on stunning eyewitness testimony and painstaking research-journalist Malcolm MacPherson thrusts us into a drama of rescue, tragedy,...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553586807
• ISBN13: 9780553586800
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Great read!!!

Once you pick it up...you won't put it down! Very accurate and uplifting story of true heroism.

Great Read

I have done research and have actually talked to a few people who where there and they agree that this book is the most accurate story of what happened on Takur Ghar Mountain. You feel the intensity of the battle. Mr MacPherson did a great job telling the story of these American Heros.

A moving, heroic story

This is an account of a group of US Navy SEALS who are ambushed on a mountain in Afghanistan and require rescue by Army Ranger rapid response team. The Rangers are subsquently ambushed requiring yet another rescue team. The story is told from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground, facing unbelievably cold weather, horrible terrain and a lot of determined enemies. Quite a few don't make it, but the story is more about the determination of these highly trained warriors to never leave a comrade behind. The action is quite detailed and the reader almost feels like he is there with the troops. Highly recommended.

A Great Read

I picked this book up in Dulles while waiting for a plane ... needed something to keep me occupied and put me to sleep. I read the whole book between Washington and San Francisco. A great book ... and true story that is riveting as well as spell-binding.

Incredible story

This is a fantastic story. I read it in one sitting. i like that the author focuses just on 17 hours of combat. great job