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Michael Yon

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Michael Yon is an independent reporter, columnist, author and blogger. He is a veteran of the United States Army Special Forces, during 1980s.
He has been a general freelance writer since the mid-1990s. In 2000, Yon published his first book, Danger Close, an autobiography of his life from youth into adulthood.
Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003, he focused on military writing. Yon has embedded multiple times with American and British troops in Iraq, most prominently a deployment with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four) of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq that ended in September 2005.
Yon covered his time in Iraq in his second book, Moment of Truth in Iraq, published in April 2008.
In 2008, Yon relocated to Afgha ...more

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13 July 2011
Kandahar, Afghanistan

Most Afghans hate warlords. Most Afghans hate the Taliban. When the warlords ruled Afghanistan it was lawless, and so many people welcomed the Taliban who beat back the warlords and installed crude justice. Soon, the Taliban, staggered by their new power, became the new pariah.

After 9/11 the Taliban were beaten back. This left another j

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Average rating: 4.18 · 293 ratings · 59 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'greatest Generation' of American Soldiers Is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope 4.17 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danger Close 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iraq: Inside the Inferno, 2005-2008 by Michael Yon, Karen Kraft (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope 1st (first) edition (authors) Michael Yon (2008) published by Richard Vigilante Books [Hardcover] 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attack the Enemy's Strategy by John Antal (Editor), P.J. Putnam (Editor), James Mattis (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gates of Fire: Close Combat during the Battle for Mosul, Iraq it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deuce Four 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danger Close the Michael Yon Story 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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