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Bravo Company audiobook
- By: Ben Kesling
- Narrator: Ben Kesling
- Category: Afghan War (2001-), History, Military
- Length: 12 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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Bravo Company Audiobook Summary
A timely and searing account of the American war in Afghanistan
In Bravo Company, journalist and combat veteran Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of one unit, part of a combat-hardened parachute infantry regiment in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.
A decade ago, the soldiers of Bravo Company deployed to Afghanistan for a tour in Kandahar’s notorious Arghandab Valley. By the time they made it home, three soldiers had been killed in action, a dozen more had lost limbs, and an astonishing half of the company had earned Purple Hearts.
In the decade since, two of the soldiers have died by suicide, more than a dozen have tried, and others admit they’ve considered it. Declared at “extraordinary risk” by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Bravo Company was chosen as test subjects for a new approach to the veteran crisis, focusing less on isolated individuals and more on the group.
Written with an insider’s eye and ear and drawing on extensive interviews and original reporting, Bravo Company follows the men from their initial enlistment and training, through their deployment and a major shift in their mission, and then on to what has happened in the decade since, as they returned to combat in other units or moved on with their lives as civilians, or struggled to.
This is a powerful, insightful, and memorable account of a war that didn’t end for these soldiers just because Bravo Company came home.
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Bravo Company Audiobook Narrator
Ben Kesling is the narrator of Bravo Company audiobook that was written by Ben Kesling
Ben Kesling is a Midwest correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, where he focuses on domestic security and veterans’s issues. He has a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School, attended the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and previously served as a Marine Corps infantry officer in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also a two-day Jeopardy! champion. He lives in Chicago with his wife and four children.
About the Author(s) of Bravo Company
Ben Kesling is the author of Bravo Company
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Bravo Company Full Details
| Narrator | Ben Kesling |
| Length | 12 hours 47 minutes |
| Author | Ben Kesling |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 25, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9798212276696 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Bravo Company is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Afghan War (2001-), History, Military
Additional info
The publisher of the Bravo Company is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9798212276696.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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