The “Darkhorse” Marines were the first battalion to serve a full tour in Sangin after the British withdrew from the area, following Twentynine Palms Marines who bridged the hand-off.
9, West recounts the story of Camp Pendleton infantrymen who deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in October 2010 with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. In “One Million Steps: A Marine Platoon at War,” released in hardcover by Random House Sept. Skip the muddled counterinsurgency critique and Bing West’s sentimental reminiscences about his Vietnam glory days and jump straight to the heart of his latest book - an unflinching account of a Marine platoon dropped into the bloodiest battlefield of the Afghanistan War.
A new book by Bing West depicts the 2010 tour in Sangin, Afghanistan of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.
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