A Soldier's Duty

A Novel
Book • 2001
A Soldier's Duty is a novel by Thomas E. Ricks that explores a fictional scenario of U.S.

military intervention in Afghanistan.

The story revolves around Majors Cindy Sherman and Bud Lewis, who become embroiled in a covert protest by a group of military officers known as the Sons of Liberty.

As tensions rise, they must navigate a complex web of loyalty, duty, and betrayal within the military.

The novel was published four months before the U.S.

actually intervened in Afghanistan.

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