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The Outpost
The basis of the film starring Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood, The Outpost is the heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic.
At 5:58 AM on October 3rd, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating, located in frighteningly vulnerable terrain in Afghanistan just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, was viciously attacked. Though the 53 Americans there prevailed against nearly 400 Taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war for the U.S. that year. Four months after the battle, a Pentagon review revealed that there was no reason for the troops at Keating to have been there in the first place.
In The Outpost, Jake Tapper gives us the powerful saga of COP Keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families, and to a place and war that has remained profoundly distant to most Americans. A runaway bestseller, it makes a savage war real, and American courage manifest.
"The Outpost is a mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice. If you want to understand how the war in Afghanistan went off the rails, you need to read this book." -- Jon Krakauer
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Reviews
Well written it was a great read.
By amstaffs
Lame actors and lame scenes
By Sertiori
I NEVER leave comments about movies on iTunes. This needs to be done though. I thought with Eastwood’s kid this would be a good flick. It was not. I spent an entire career in two branches and the Army was one. I’ve never seen such a gross misrepresentation of what outpost life is like. There nowhere near this much bantery smack talk. It’s like they crammed an entire deployments worth of daily life into 2 hrs with no gaps. It’s boring, then scary as f#%!, and then right back to boring again. And what’s with the fireballs with every explosion? There is so much to dissect on this movie. I’m honestly insulted. The only thing this movie did was bring back to life the brave and courageous fallen, for one last moment. To truly tell this story, you should have gotten a bigger budget and brought in more capable actors alongside the guys that were actually there. My $.02
By hercflyer
It’s just a never ending saga of every battle they endured the entire time. Not sure I’ll be able to finish the last 150 pages.
By Erk31
This was one of the best movies I’ve seen all year this will go on my regular watch rotation
By Cancerboarder2004