Punks Fight, Ward Carroll
Punks Fight, Ward Carroll
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Punk's Fight

Author: Ward Carroll

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2022


Synopsis

On a mission over central Afghanistan, Punk is hit—and taken captive by the Taliban. And after he escapes, the challenge is not over. Because now Punk must navigate the war-torn country not from the skies, but on the ground—seeing up close for the first time the world resistance fighters, warlords, CIA undercover ops, and corrupt officers who are putting their lives on the line.

About Ward Carroll

Ward Carroll flew F-14 Tomcats for fifteen years after graduating from the US Naval Academy. He was named Naval Institute Press Author of the Year in 2001 for his novel Punk’s War, the first book in the Punk trilogy, followed by Punk’s Wing and Punk’s Fight. He is also the host of the popular Ward Carroll YouTube channel.

About Paul Heitsch

After producing, directing, and engineering spoken word recordings for over twenty years, Paul Heitsch began narrating audiobooks in 2011, and has recorded many bestselling titles as both himself and under a pseudonym. A classically trained pianist, Paul is also a composer and sound designer, and is currently the director of music for the James Madison University School of Theatre and Dance, and an adjunct instructor for the JMU School of Music. He and his family live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia (although Chicago will always be his hometown).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric_W on July 23, 2010

I read Punk's War several years ago and really liked it. This one was published in 2004, shortly after the invasion of Iraq and after the war in Afghanistan had been put on the back burner for a while. This book is not for you if you are looking for some literary exegesis of some arcane ennui. On th......more

Goodreads review by Tonet on July 01, 2022

Air to Ground Again, an authentic look at carrier ops and air-to-ground mission tasking and control. Not sure the entire segment on the ground portrayed the spec war operators accurately. Lots of extraneous dialogue and plot elements. I've seen the movies and read the books about the collaboration wi......more

Goodreads review by Joe on May 07, 2023

Punk gets a worldview reset After losing his Tomcat in an unexpected fashion Punk finds himself in a situation totally different from what he’s been training to handle. He is forced to learn far more than he has ever even imagined about regarding the war as it’s experienced by the mudfoot on the grou......more

Goodreads review by Kenneth R. Carlton on March 05, 2024

great read As I have the T/Shirt including SS, DFC, BS and 1140 hrs of combat time….I feel confident saying this is one of best Combat Aviation Novels I’ve ever read. You want to cut through the hip deep BS, by many writers who have never heard a shot fire in anger (and or possibly never flown in comb......more

Goodreads review by Colin on October 17, 2024

This is a really excellent series by Ward Carroll. The accuracy and detail of the flying preparation, planning, take off’s, landings and air combat is outstanding. Clearly his personal experiences have served him well in this series. A fourth in the series is due around May 2025, I’m waiting in anti......more


Quotes

“For the readers of military fiction who want some brains with their boom.” The Baltimore Sun