Ryan Pitts: Afghanistan: A Firefight in the Mountains of Wanat (Medal of Honor) - Hardcover

Spradlin, Michael P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250157110 ISBN 13: 9781250157119

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2019

Synopsis

Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts enlisted in the Army when he was seventeen, and was just twenty-two years old when he fought at the Battle of Wanat in Afghanistan, where his heroic actions earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. On July 13, 2008, Staff Sergeant Pitts was trapped and badly wounded at an elevated outpost, but helped turn back a brutal attack by 200 insurgents and save many of his company in one of the bloodiest battles of the war with Afghanistan.

The Medal of Honor series profiles recipients of the highest and most prestigious personal military decoration, awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary acts of valor.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael P. Spradlin is the New York Times-bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author of more than a dozen books for children, including the Western Heritage Award-winning Off Like the Wind: The Story of the Pony Express. Spradlin grew up in Homer, Michigan, and attended Central Michigan University where he graduated with a BS degree in history in 1982. He currently resides in Lapeer, Michigan, with his wife, daughter, and two schnoodles, Apollo and Willow.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1250157110
• ISBN 13: 9781250157119
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 97