"A raw and authentic war story about untamed Green Berets in
action."--Dalton Fury, New York Times bestselling author of Kill Bin
Laden
Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain
Rusty Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The
Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim
Kandahar Province, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop
them, the NATO coalition launched Operation Medusa, the largest
offensive in its history. Dispatched as a diversionary force in support
of the main coalition attack, Bradley's Special Forces A-team watched as
the NATO force was quickly engulfed in a vicious counterattack. Key to
relieving it was possession of Sperwan Ghar, a modest patch of high
ground. Bradley's small detachment assaulted the hill and, in the midst
of a savage and unforgettable firefight, soon learned they were facing
nearly a thousand seasoned fighters. Now Bradley recounts the whole
remarkable story as it actually happened and brings to life the men who
impossibly won the day--Americans and Afghans alike--each unique, all
indelible in their everyday exercise of extraordinary heroism.
Praise for Lions of Kandahar
"A powerful and gripping account of a battle that helped shape the war
in Afghanistan . . . With crisp writing and page-turning action, Lions
of Kandahar is one of the best books written about the
conflict."--Mitch Weiss, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative
journalist and co-author of Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War
"One of the most important documents to emerge from the war in
Afghanistan."--The Seattle Times
"Powerful . . . a riveting account of a strategic battle that doesn't
glorify war or focus on heroic deeds . . . Make room on your military
bookshelf for Lions of Kandahar."--San Antonio Express-News
"Bradley takes the reader into battle."--Time
