Roberts Ridge, Malcolm MacPherson
Roberts Ridge, Malcolm MacPherson
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Roberts Ridge
A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan

Author: Malcolm MacPherson

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Wars

Synopsis

In this gripping youarethere account based on stunning eyewitness testimony and painstaking research, journalist Malcolm MacPherson thrusts us into a drama of rescue, tragedy, and valor from the war in Afghanistan. For an elite team of SEALs, the mission seemed straightforward enough: to take control of a towering 10,240foot mountain peak called Takur Ghar, a key post in their plan to smash Taliban al Qaeda in eastern Afghanistan. But the enemy was waiting, and when the Special Forces chopper was shredded by enemy fire, a redhaired SEAL named Neil Roberts was thrown from the aircraft. Robertss fellow SEALs were determined to bring him outno matter what the cost. This harrowing true account captures in dramatic detail their seventeenhour battle, fought against nearimpossible odds, to save one of their own.

About Malcolm MacPherson

Malcolm MacPherson, a former correspondent for Time and Newsweek, has also worked on the staffs of New York Magazine and Premiere and has contributed stories and articles to the New York Times, Reader's Digest, and other publications. He is the author of a dozen books, including The Cowboy and His Elephant and Hocus Potus.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on February 23, 2013

Roberts Ridge is a great story that's just not told very well. The events of Takhur Gar could easily have been the next "Blackhawk Down" but mediocre writing and lackluster prose actually separated me from the characters when I found myself wanting to bond more with them. It seems this book was rush......more

Goodreads review by Trish on March 15, 2010

I have recommended this book countless times, and each reader is similarly impressed. This book, about the Afghanistan Special Forces mission on Robert's Ridge that goes wrong, was written before Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) could even talk about his ordeal. It is the overarching story of Luttrel......more

Goodreads review by Robert on May 27, 2019

A harrowing story that doesn't quite hit home the way it should have. The author relies heavily on inner dialogue and poetic analogies that frankly does more to remove the reader from the story than to engage. The events that the book recounts are truly disquieting, and give full meaning to the acro......more

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