The Battle of Takur Ghar took place between March 3 and March 4, 2002, in Takur Ghar, Afghanistan. The main combatants were the United States special operations and members of Al Qaeda. This was the deadliest battle in Operation Anaconda, resulting in the deaths of seven military persons and the injuring of twelve others. Two helicopters were also lost. It is estimated that between 25 and 200 combatants were killed, though that was not officially verified. The mountain region of Takur Ghar is also known as Roberts Ridge after one of the SEALs who died during this battle.

Roberts was on the ramp of one of the helicopters when the helicopter was hit by rocket propelled grenades and machine gun fire. He fell onto the ground, where he activated his IR to pinpoint his location. Unfortunately, he was killed by the enemy combatants. He was the first SEAL to die in Afghanistan, and also the first to die in any combat period since 1989.

As far as this book goes, it is a great historical account of this battle. It hurt my feelings terribly though. All these books about Iraq and Afghanistan hurt my feelings, because I grew up with so many people who went over there, and some who didn't make it back quite okay. I do enjoy a good military history book, and this one was very good. It was dramatic during the fighting, so if you are into that, this is your kind of book.