After War Heroes: Voices from Iraq was published in 2009, Allan Zullo felt it was his duty to write about another band of warriors—the courageous members of the United States military who have been waging a valiant fight in Afghanistan. The heroes spotlighted in Battle Heroes: Voices from Afghanistan represent some of the tens of thousands of American troops who, with steadfast boldness, have been battling a ruthless enemy in knee-deep snow of rugged mountains, in scorching temperatures of sand-blasted desert plains, and in deadly close combat of militant-occupied villages. You'll read ten gripping stories of bravery, including the exploits of Master Sergeant Brendan O'Connor who crawled through enemy fire in a desperate effort to save the life of a severely wounded soldier. O'Connor was a member of a team that became the most decorated Special Forces unit for a single battle in the war. There were so many heroes in the two-day fight that this book includes two stories about them.