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Author Schilling, Dan, author.

Title Alone at dawn : Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the untold story of the world's deadliest special operations force / Dan Schilling & Lori Chapman Longfritz.

Publication Info. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019.
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  958.1047 SCHILLING    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  958.1047 SCHILLING    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  BIOGRAPHY CHAPMAN    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  958.1047 SCHILLING    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  958.104 SCH    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  B CHAPMAN JOHN    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  958.1047 CHAPMAN    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  958.1047 SCH    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  958.1047 SCHILLING    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  958.1047 SCH    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description xviii, 333 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-332).
Summary "The astonishing true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of 23 comrades-in-arms. In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,469-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of Navy SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. Chapman, leading the charge, was gravely wounded in the initial assault. Believing he was dead, his SEAL leader ordered a retreat. Chapman regained consciousness alone, with the enemy closing in on three sides. John Chapman's subsequent display of incredible valor -- first saving the lives of his SEAL teammates and then, knowing he was mortally wounded, single-handedly engaging two dozen hardened fighters to save the lives of an incoming rescue squad -- posthumously earned him the Medal of Honor. Chapman is the first airman in nearly fifty years to be given the distinction reserved for America's greatest heroes. Alone at Dawn is also a behind-the-scenes look at the Air Force Combat Controllers: the world's deadliest and most versatile special operations force, whose members must not only exceed the qualifications of Navy SEAL and Army Delta Force teams but also act with sharp decisiveness and deft precision -- even in the face of life-threatening danger. Drawing from firsthand accounts, classified documents, dramatic video footage, and extensive interviews with leaders and survivors of the operation, Alone at Dawn is the story of an extraordinary man's brave last stand and the brotherhood that forged him."--Provided by publisher.
Subject Chapman, John Allan, 1965-2002.
United States. Air Force -- Combat controllers -- Biography.
United States. Air Force -- Commando troops -- History.
United States. Air Force. (OCoLC)fst00538280
Afghan War (2001-) (OCoLC)fst01695175
Takur Ghar, Battle of (Afghanistan : 2002) (OCoLC)fst01755191
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Aerial operations, American.
Takur Ghar, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2002.
Special forces (Military science) -- United States -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns.
Armed Forces -- Combat controllers. (OCoLC)fst01982066
Armed Forces -- Commando troops. (OCoLC)fst01351755
Military operations, Aerial -- American. (OCoLC)fst01710199
Special forces (Military science) (OCoLC)fst01128929
Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
HISTORY / Asia / General.
Chronological Term 2002
Genre/Form Biography.
History.
Added Author Longfritz, Lori Chapman, author.
Added Title Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the untold story of the world's deadliest special operations force
ISBN 9781538729656 (hardcover)
1538729652 (hardcover)
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