A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

《我在雷队的十三年》作者为波兰特种部队“雷队”（GROM）的特种兵，服役13年，曾亲历多次军事行动，包括一次赴阿富汗，四次前往伊拉克。《我在雷队的十三年》描述了主人公从一名普通战士到成为特种兵的过程，对其日常训练和战斗任务进行了细节方面的介绍，特别是在参加伊拉克战争中的各种经历，包括与美国海军陆战队的合作等情况，书中内容均是真实发生的故事，书后近百幅图片是获得波兰军方授权公开的战斗纪实照片。