\u201cBing West is the grunt\u2019s Homer.\u201d \u2014L.A. Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
A platoon of Marines and CIA operatives clash in a fight to the death with the drug lords and the Taliban, while in Washington, the president seeks a way out.<\/b><\/p>\n
A small team of CIA operatives and Marines commanded by Captain Diego Cruz are protecting a tiny base in Helmand\u2014the most violent province in Afghanistan. In a series of escalating fights, Cruz must prove he is a combat leader, despite the growing disapproval of the colonel in overall charge. At the same time, the president has ordered the CIA to capture a drug lord. But with a fortune in heroin at stake, the Taliban joins with the drug lord to wipe out the base. As the president negotiates a secret deal, Cruz must rally the Marines to make a last stand. Bringing you into America\u2019s longest war with vivid immediacy,\u00a0The Last Platoon<\/i>\u00a0portrays how leaders rise or wilt under intense pressure. A searing, timeless story of moral conflict, savage combat, and feckless politics.<\/p>\n
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