The Outpost (2020) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Outpost

Rod Lurie, 2020

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The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor
Jake Tapper, 2012

The Outpost is a movie directed by Rod Lurie in 2020 and based on the book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper, first published in 2012. The movie features Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Milo Gibson, Taylor John Smith, Celina Sinden, and others.

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But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

6.8

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Outpost (Rod Lurie, 2020)

8.4

/ 10

Book Cover: The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor (Jake Tapper, 2012)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, the 2012 book by Jake Tapper.

The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor

Read by: Rob Shapiro

Storyline

In 2006, PRT Kamdesh was one of several U.S. Army outposts established in Northern Afghanistan. Located in a remote valley surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountains, the base was regarded as a deathtrap. The movie tells the story of the 53 U.S. soldiers and two Latvian military advisors who battled some 400 enemy insurgents at the Battle of Kamdesh.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Outpost, the 2020 movie by Rod Lurie

Year

2020

Minutes

123

Movie Rate

6.80

Source: IMDb

Cover of The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, the 2012 book by Jake Tapper

Year

2012

Pages

673

Book Rate

8.48

S: Goodreads

Book

The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor

Country: USA

First published in: 2012

Length: 673 pages

Genre: Biography

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