{"title":"Doug Stanton","description":"Doug Stanton is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose writing has appeared in Esquire, The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, and other national publications. The bestselling In Harm's Way was included in the US Navy's required reading list for naval officers. His most recent title, The Odyssey of Echo Company, was Military Times' Best Book of the Year. His book Horse Soldiers is the basis for the movie 12 Strong, starring Chris Hemsworth. Stanton lectures nationally and has appeared on national TV and radio. He and Anne Stanton provided an initial donation for the publication of Only 316 Survived, and founded a scholarship program benefiting grandchildren of the USS Indianapolis crew.","products":[{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-echo-company-the-1968-tet-offensive-and-the-epic-battle-to-survive-the-vietnam-war-paperback","title":"The Odyssey of Echo Company: The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED BY \u003ci\u003eMILITARY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * SELECTED BY THE SOCIETY OF MIDLAND AUTHORS' AS THE BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn Harm's Way\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHorse Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e shares the powerful account of an American army platoon fighting for survival during the Vietnam War in \"an important book....not just a battle story--it's also about the home front\" (The \u003ci\u003eToday \u003c\/i\u003eshow).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn January 31, 1968, as many as 100,000 guerilla fighters and soldiers in the North Vietnamese Army attacked thirty-six cities throughout South Vietnam, hoping to dislodge American forces during one of the vital turning points of the Vietnam War. Alongside other young American soldiers in an Army reconnaissance platoon (Echo Company, 1\/501) of the 101st Airborne Division, Stanley Parker, the nineteen-year-old son of a Texan ironworker, was suddenly thrust into savage combat, having been in-country only a few weeks. As Stan and his platoon-mates, many of whom had enlisted in the Army, eager to become paratroopers, moved from hot zone to hot zone, the extreme physical and mental stresses of Echo Company's day-to-day existence, involving ambushes and attacks, grueling machine-gun battles, and impossibly dangerous rescues of wounded comrades, pushed them all to their limits and forged them into a lifelong brotherhood. The war became their fight for survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen they came home, some encountered a bitterly divided country that didn't understand what they had survived. Returning to the small farms, beach towns, and big cities where they grew up, many of the men in the platoon fell silent, knowing that few of their countrymen wanted to hear the stories they lived to tell--until now. Based on interviews, personal letters, and Army after-action reports, \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey of Echo Company\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the searing tale of wartime service and homecoming of ordinary young American men in an extraordinary time and confirms Doug Stanton's prominence as an unparalleled storyteller of our age.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367053656287,"sku":"9781476761947","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Ln62yKnBmm9781476761947.webp?v=1789102272"},{"product_id":"horse-soldiers-the-extraordinary-story-of-a-band-of-us-soldiers-who-rode-to-victory-in-afghanistan-hardcover","title":"Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Us Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the major motion picture \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e12 Strong \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the New York Times bestselling author of In Harm's Way comes a true-life story of US Army Special Forces soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunning military victory in the Afghanistan War.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorse Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following September 11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban. Outnumbered forty-to-one, they pursued the enemy army across the mountainous Afghanistan terrain and, after a series of intense battles, captured the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, which was strategically essential to defeat their opponent throughout the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as they rode into the city, and the streets thronged with Afghans overjoyed that the Taliban regime had been overthrown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the action took a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of six hundred Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers were ambushed by the would-be POWs. Dangerously overpowered, they fought for their lives in the city's immense fortress, Qala-i-Janghi, or the House of War. At risk were the military gains of the entire campaign: if the soldiers perished or were captured, the entire effort to outmaneuver the Taliban was likely doomed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply researched and beautifully written, Stanton's account of the Americans' quest to liberate an oppressed people touches the mythic. The soldiers on horses combined ancient strategies of cavalry warfare with twenty-first-century aerial bombardment technology to perform a seemingly impossible feat. Moreover, their careful effort to win the hearts of local townspeople proved a valuable lesson for America's ongoing efforts in Afghanistan.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367055622367,"sku":"9781416580515","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aijawcR2fN9781416580515.webp?v=1789102277"},{"product_id":"horse-soldiers-the-extraordinary-story-of-a-band-of-us-soldiers-who-rode-to-victory-in-afghanistan-paperback","title":"Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe inspiration for the major motion picture 12 Strong from Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon. 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