New Releases by Doug Stanton

A young readers edition of Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias'' New York Times bestseller In Harm’s Way—a riveting World War II account of the greatest maritime disaster in US naval history. "A masterful account of one of history''s most poignant and tragic secrets." —#1 New York Times-bestelling author Lee Child On July 30, 1945, the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and hallucinations. By the time rescue arrived, all but 316 men had died. The captain''s subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? And how did these 316 men manage to survive against all odds? New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias adapts his histories of real life stories for young readers in his True Rescue Series, capturing the heroism and humanity of people on life-saving missions during maritime disasters. More Thrilling True Rescue Books: The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition) A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition) Into the Blizzard (Young Readers Edition) Attacked at Sea (Young Readers Edition) Rescue on the Bounty (Young Readers Edition)

O livro que deu origem ao filme protagonizado por Chris Hemsworth, o Thor da série Vingadores. 12 heróis reconstitui a dramática história de um pequeno grupo de soldados das Forças Especiais Norte-Americanas que entrou secretamente no Afeganistão, depois do 11 de Setembro, e avançou para a guerra contra o Talibã. Com inferioridade numérica de um para quarenta, eles capturaram a cidade de Mazar-i-Sharif, estrategicamente essencial para derrotar o inimigo. A ação, no entanto, sofreria um revés: durante a rendição dos soldados talibãs, os americanos foram emboscados. De súbito, as conquistas militares de toda a campanha estavam em xeque. Doug Stanton contou com cooperação sem precedentes de soldados das Forças Especiais do Exército dos Estados Unidos e de pilotos de helicóptero de Operações Especiais e teve acesso aos volumosos relatórios sobre a extraordinária jornada. Além disso, entrevistou mais de cem personagens e percorreu cada centímetro do campo de batalha decisivo. Uma leitura comovente e eletrizante sobre uma vitória militar histórica.

From the bestselling author of "In Harm''s Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers'' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w photographs.

A portrait of the American recon platoon of the 101st Airborne Division describes their sixty-day fight for survival during the 1968 Tet Offensive, tracing their postwar difficulties with acclimating into a peacetime America that did not want to hear their story.

Now a major motion picture from Jerry Bruckheimer starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon! “A thrilling action ride of a book” (The New York Times Book Review)—the New York Times bestselling, true-life account of a US Special Forces team deployed to dangerous, war-ridden Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11. In the weeks following the attacks of September 11, a small band of Special Forces soldiers secretly entered Afghanistan. Riding on horseback, they pursued the Taliban over the stark and mountainous Afghanistan terrain. After a series of intense battles, they captured the strategically essential city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as they rode into the city, and the streets thronged with Afghans overjoyed that the Taliban regime had been overthrown. Then the action took a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of six hundred Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers were ambushed by the would-be POWs. Dangerously overpowered, they fought for their lives in the city’s immense fortress, Qala-i-Jangi, or the House of War. At risk were the military gains of the entire campaign: if the soldiers perished or were captured, the entire effort to outmaneuver the Taliban was likely doomed. Previously published as Horse Soldiers, 12 Strong “is not just a battle story—it’s also about the home front. An important book” (the TODAY show). A thrilling, inspiring tale of a group of men on horses who did the impossible and an incredible account of real life bravery and heroism in the face of insurmountable odds.

Chronicles the worst disaster in U.S. naval history, describing heroism in the face of persistant shark attacks and hypothermia after the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the South Pacific in the final days of World War II.