Roberts Ridge: A Tale of Bravery and Self-Sacrifice in the Mountains of Takur Ghar, Afghanistan

Amazon Customer: Lots of action and really engaging

United States on Dec 05, 2023

Sara H.: Well written that made you feel like you were there, in the middle of the action. Liked the photos of the men who were on the ground, in this battle. Knowing that the men in the story were real, live soldiers made me grieve those that killed.

United States on Nov 03, 2022

sahali: Takur Ghar is the Afghan version of "Black Hawk Down". So many similarities. Also written by a third party.
I have read bits and pieces about Takur Ghar in various other books but this is the first [only?] book which tells only this story.

Canada on Oct 29, 2021

alkbt: Livre arrivé rapidement et conforme à la description !

France on Jun 10, 2021

Chad Richmond: An extremely well and thoroughly researched book telling the tragic story of the American fighting man's devotion to duty and to his fellow combatants. More importantly it reflects the complexity of war today and how leaders at all levels above the unit in action are afraid to make decisions. Fighting the political side of war started in Vietnam and it is very prevalent now. The persons wearing the boots on the ground and under fire are the recipients of indecision and fear of jeopardizing one's next promotion and assignment. This is the story of heroism without thinking. This is a story of loyalty beyond comprehension and all well organized with respect to everyone involved, including the families of the warriors. Well done Mr. MacPherson.

United States on Sep 19, 2020

Angelo Vivacqua: ROBERTS RIDGE
RELATO REALISTA DE UMA OPERACAO QUE AO DAR ERRADO SE TRANSFORMOU EM UMA OPERACAO DE RESGATE MUITO BEM EXECUTADA QUE DEU CERTO.
RETRATO FIEL DA MODERNA GUERRA DAS FORCAS ESPECIAIS.

Brazil on Jul 15, 2020

openheimer: *20-year vet, grunt, SNCO.
Where this book succeeds is in showing the character of Nate Self, in controlling the fatal outcome of the series of errors that led to the Battle for Takur Ghar.
This book is detailed and works hard to include all the detail from the after-battle report. Sometimes, it gets a little confused at times with the kinetics of the firefight. The author does not glorify the action and appears to try to maintain an honest portrayal of the factors that contributed to the Operators, Rangers, FAC/PJs and Aircrew involved in the contact.
It reads well. For a nonservice person, I would recommend pausing and googling some of the gear and acronyms to better enjoy the book.

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A lot of people will be familiar with this event, given it was the biggest loss of US forces in Afghanistan to that date. All the guys involved deserve respect and our thanks for being there, feet in the mud doing their job. What this book will do for the serving and retired reading this is show the SNAFU that has accompanied soldiers since Gaius Julius Caesar, George Washington, Patton and...

United States on Apr 30, 2017

armaghman: Clear, concise account of the entire operation surrounding the death of Roberts as part of Operation Anaconda. If you have military experience, it will surely sadden you and frustrate you since the entire mission that led to this story was ill conceived and improperly planned. It exposes the command and control issues resulting from senior officers in far away places trying to command and control operations for which they do not have situational awareness. If the commanders had only consulted the men on the ground, in the area of operations, who knew the situation, Roberts Ridge would never have occurred and all those who died trying to save Roberts could have been spared. Great story of heroism on the part of the special operations forces but also an equally great story of the failure of several command and control headquarters to do their jobs.

United States on Nov 24, 2015

br1jez: E' un racconto dettagliato e drammatico di un fatto realmente accaduto. Racconta del sacrificio e di atti di erosimo di un pugno di uomini cheha dovuto combattere contro, non solo i talebani, ma anche contro la rigidezza della gerarchia dell'esercito e della scarsa collaborazione tra le forze, sia per gelosia sia per superficialità nel condividere le infomazioni. Ottimo resoconto, sembra di vivere con loro in prima persona l'esperienza. Difficile smettere di leggere, peccato non ci sia la versione italiana

Italy on Feb 03, 2013

Alex: Absolut lesenswert. Vielleicht liegt es an der verhältnismäßig kurzen Zeitspanne von gerade einmal einem Tag, in der sich die in diesem Buch wiedergegebenen Ereignisse abgespielt haben. So ist in diesem Buch viel Platz, alles im Detail zu beschreiben, was sich tragisches, glückliches, menschliches, strategisches (...) seinerzeit während der Operation Anaconda auf dem Takur Ghar ereignet hat. Aber wahrscheinlich ist es viel mehr. Der Autor hat ein unglaublich tolles Buch geschrieben.
Wie schon die vor mir abgegebenen Rezensionen schreiben, wird hier sehr detailliert und mitreißend beschhrieben, wie der Plan, einen Beobachtungsposten auf dem strategisch günstigen Berggipfel zu positionieren, aus vielerlei Umständen mißlang. Gleichzeitig jedoch kann der Leser erleben, was es bedeutet, ein Team, eine eingeschworene Gemeinschaft zu sein und zu welchen Dingen eine solche im Stande ist, auch wenn sie unter den widrigsten aller vorstellbaren Bedingungen handeln muß. Was dort in Afghanistan auf dem Takur Ghar passierte ist der Stoff für Legenden und für Vorbilder. Der militärische Auftrag wurde nicht erfüllt, für die Soldaten dort oben war's zuletzt doch ein Sieg, der...

Germany on Nov 27, 2012