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Author West, Francis J., author.

Title The last platoon : a novel of the Afghanistan war / Bing West.

Publication Info. New York : Bombardier Books, [2020]
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 Simsbury Public Library - Adult Fiction  F WEST, BING    Check Shelf
Description 383 pages : map ; 24 cm
Summary "A platoon of Marines and CIA operatives clash in a fight to the death with the drug lords and the Taliban, while in Washington, the president seeks a way out. A small team of CIA operatives and Marines commanded by Captain Diego Cruz are protecting a tiny base in Helmand--the most violent province in Afghanistan. In a series of escalating fights, Cruz must prove he is a combat leader, despite the growing disapproval of the colonel in overall charge. At the same time, the president has ordered the CIA to capture a drug lord. But with a fortune in heroin at stake, the Taliban joins with the drug lord to wipe out the base. As the president negotiates a secret deal, Cruz must rally the Marines to make a last stand. Bringing you into America's longest war with vivid immediacy, The Last Platoon portrays how leaders rise or wilt under intense pressure. A searing, timeless story of moral conflict, savage combat, and feckless politics." -- Amazon.
Subject United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Fiction.
Taliban. (OCoLC)fst00743547
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. (OCoLC)fst00536259
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Terrorism. (OCoLC)fst01148101
Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406
Taliban -- Fiction.
Terrorism -- Fiction.
Drugs -- Fiction.
Cartels -- Fiction.
Marines.
Terrorism.
Afghanistan -- Fiction.
Genre/Form War stories. (OCoLC)fst01726773
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Thrillers (Fiction)
War fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Fiction.
ISBN 9781642936735 (hardcover)
1642936731 (hardcover)
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