Battle born : one Marine's fight for the heart of Afghanistan, Lapis lazuli

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Battle born : one Marine's fight for the heart of Afghanistan, Lapis lazuli
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one Marine's fight for the heart of Afghanistan
Title part
Lapis lazuli
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written and illustrated by Maximilian Uriarte
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Lapis lazuli
Title variation remainder
one Marine's fight for the heart of Afghanistan
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eng
Summary
"Lapis Lazuli is a rich blue semiprecious gemstone found deep in the Sar-i-sang mountains of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province. For thousands of years it has sustained the nearby mining villages, whose inhabitants lived peacefully in the mountainous landscape--until the Taliban, known in the region as the Horsemen, came to seek the riches stored deep beneath the earth. Taliban rule has turned the stone into a conflict mineral, as they steal and sell it for their own gain. At the behest of the fledgling Afghan government, seeking to wrest back control of the province, United States Marines are sent into the mountains. A platoon led by their eager and naive commander, First Lieutenant Roberts, and a stoic, fierce squad leader, Sergeant King, must overcome barriers of language and culture in this remote region to win the locals' trust, and their freedom from Taliban rule. Along the way, they must also wrestle with their demons--and face unimaginably difficult choices."--Amazon
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  • YDX
  • CAT 08/19/2020 MK
Dewey number
741

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