Into the fire : a firsthand account of the most extraordinary battle in the Afghan War / Dakota Meyer and Bing West.
A Medal of Honor-awarded Marine sniper shares the controversy-marked story of his heroic contributions during a 2009 Taliban ambush during which he saved a company of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors, a victory that compelled him to disobey orders and assume command without reinforcements or artillery support.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780812993400
- Physical Description: xi, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, New York : Random House, 2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Along the Afghan-Pakistan border -- Finish the game -- The Marine years -- Monti -- Advising -- Coming together -- Out of the smoke -- Ganjigal -- Into the valley -- Paralysis -- Lost -- Into the fire -- Into the wash -- Primal -- Team Monti -- Dab Khar -- Cheerleaders -- Old haunts -- All in -- Epilogue / by Bing West. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Meyer, Dakota, 1988- Ganjgal, Battle of, Ganjgal, Afghanistan, 2009. Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Harnett County Main Library | B MEYER Mey (Text) | 33630004385683 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 958.104 M (Text) | 39493107299770 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | 958.104 (Text) | 38344101448262 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 958.1O4 MEY (Text) | 22281500046651 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | 958.104 M (Text) | 31554009463166 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fairview Library | 958.104742 MEY (Text) | 0020509554422 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 958.104 M (Text) | 0112519394913 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | B Mey (Text) | 30308101054824 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Graham County Library | 958.104 MEY (Text) | 80605001425049 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hampton B. Allen Library | B MEYER M (Text) | 18198000375313 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
