Outlaw Platoon

Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

De: Sean Parnell, John Bruning

Narrado por: Ray Porter

In combat, men measure up. Or don't. There are no second chances.

In this vivid account of the U.S. Army's legendary 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan, Captain Sean Parnell shares an action-packed and highly emotional true story of triumph, tragedy, and the extraordinary bonds forged in battle.

At 24 years of age, U.S. Army Ranger Sean Parnell was named commander of a forty-man elite infantry platoon - a unit that came to be known as the Outlaws - and was tasked with rooting out Pakistan-based insurgents from a mountain valley along Afghanistan's eastern frontier. Parnell and his men assumed they would be facing a ragtag bunch of civilians, but in May 2006 what started out as a routine patrol through the lower mountains of the Hindu Kush became a brutal ambush. Barely surviving the attack, Parnell's men now realized that they faced the most professional and seasoned force of light infantry the U.S. Army had encountered since the end of World War II.

What followed was 16 months of close combat, over the course of which the platoon became Parnell's family: from Staff Sergeant Greg Greeson, the wise, chain-smoking veteran who never lost his cool; to Specialist Robert Pinholt, a buttoned-down conservative with the heart of a warrior and the mind of an economist; to Staff Sergeant Phil Baldwin, the platoon's voice of calm and reason, a man who sacrificed everything following the events of 9/11 - career, home, financial stability - to serve his country. But the cost of battle was high for these men: Over 80 percent were wounded in action, putting their casualty rate among the highest since Gettysburg, and not all of them made it home.

A searing and unforgettable story of friendship in battle, Outlaw Platoon brings to life the intensity and raw emotion of those 16 months, showing how the fight reshaped the lives of Parnell and his men and how the love and faith they found in one another ultimately kept them alive.

This audiobook is enhanced with a downloadable PDF containing photographs from the hardcover edition.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2012 Sean Parnell (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers

Best narration I've ever heard! Amazing stories..

Amazing stories, incredible narration. Check out Jocko Willink's podcast number 192 for more information.... Highly recommend

Thinking about purchasing? Get it, you'll thank me

I was deployed with these guys. Great guys, really miss them.

I couldn't believe what a good writer Sean Parnell was. I was impressed. Very insightful and well written. I could feel the emotions as I listened to the story being told.

Very well written book and narration is exceptional.

If you are thinking about buying it, you should go ahead and get it. You will thank me.

First book that made me tear up in a long time

Most war books focus on the combat aspect of war, and while Outlaw patrol focuses on this aspect exceptionally well, I don’t see it as the main focus here. What I see is Sean Parnell’s attempt to explain the state of mind you have to be in when sending men you love into combat, and I believe he couldn’t have said it any better

pure excellence

I wish I could give more then 5 stars... excellent story and performance. two more words

Fantastic book

I listen to a lot of books, this is the best one in years. I highly recommend.

Insightful, authentic, emotional

An amazingly personal view of small unit cohesion, tactics and leadership in Afghanistan. A must read for anyone interested in our military in day to day operations against a tenacious enemy.

Amazing

Absolutely amazing. Read so well you can see the book take life in your head like your watching a movie. As a currently deployed US Army solider I truly enjoyed this book and plan to listen/read it more than this once and will highly recommend this book to fellow soldiers.

Awesome

Awesome book. Keep me intrigued all the way through. Could not stop listening. A story every one needs to hear.

best overall book I have listened to

The subject itself is amazing but the narrator Ray Porter is absolutely amazing to listen to. This book was well written and I wish there were more like it

Wow.

This book was extremely well written. I would have liked more stories and details but I understand nobody writes down everything in those situations and if you don’t write it down immediately, you’ll forget it or your mind will distort it when the adrenaline wears off. If you want a great story about the war in Afghanistan from the perspective of an officer who is actually in the field, this is your book. I understand the author has a work of war fiction out now as well. If it’s as well written as this one, it should be great. I intend to pick it up. Maybe it has stories that couldn’t be told in this one.