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Red Platoon
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the fourteen-hour firefight at the Battle of Keating in Afghanistan by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell.
“‘It doesn't get better.’ To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic and tactical vulnerabilities were so glaringly obvious to every soldier who had ever set foot in that place that the name itself—Keating—had become a kind of backhanded joke.”
In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of the Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost (COP) Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the US military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: it was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend.
On October 3, 2009, after years of constant smaller attacks, the Taliban finally decided to throw everything they had at Keating. The ensuing fourteen-hour battle—and eventual victory—cost eight men their lives.
Red Platoon is the riveting firsthand account of the Battle of Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counterattack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire and received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
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Reviews
You will have a hard time finding a more complete account of close quarters combat.
By Tracer.
If you are here because you watched The Outpost, then you have to read this book.
By speralez
Romesha is a very gifted writer. His account of the event that took place at COP Keating during the early days of October 2009 will forever be etched into my memories. I have a newfound sense of gratitude and thankfulness for our servicemen and women. Their courage, sacrifice, and love of country is truly unrivaled, and Romesha does an excellent job illustrating why. Thank you to all who have served or are currently serving.
By Andy Tre
I saw Clint speak in person about the events described in the book at a charity event benefiting veterans. I bought this book shortly thereafter. While the story is emotionally wrenching it is well worth it. Clint does a great job of taking you through what he and his brothers went through at COP Keating!
By K40J
The crisp lucidity of this account is a testament to a talented writer, inasmuch as the author’s humility is a credit to his character. His comrades are well served by this memorial to his and their courage in the face of an impossible tactical situation.
By Outtograss