Title: Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds
Author: Kevin Mauer and Rusty Bradley
Genre: Military History, Memoir
Why Lions of Kandahar is a Red Hot Read: While researching my latest book, I downloaded several book samples written about and by Special Forces teams. Lions of Kandahar made the cut to the final two. It’s about Operation Medusa, a little publicized campaign fought in Afghanistan in 2006. The book is written from the perspective of Major Rusty Bradley, who led a team during the campaign. He allows the reader a snapshot of what it’s like to be right in the heart of war, with all it’s stress, filth, hilarity and heartbreak. Whether or not you’re a proponent of the U.S.’s military involvement in Afghanistan and other places all over the world, you have to admire this man’s story about actions he believes are right and the people he and his team fought for. It’s an especially illuminating account of how U.S. Army Special Forces interacts with the locals they’re fighting and working with.
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