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ISBN: 9781415957820
From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable audiobook that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prize-winning New York Times correspondent, we witness the remarkable chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, continued with the attacks of 9/11, and moved on to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins’s narrative moves across a vast and various landscape of amazing characters and astonishing scenes: a public amputation performed by the Taliban, children frolicking in minefields, skies streaked white by the contrails of B-52’s, a night’s sleep in the rubble of Ground Zero. We venture into a torture chamber run by Saddam Hussein. We go into the homes of suicide bombers, meet Iraqi insurgents, and an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days. The Forever War allows us a visceral understanding of today’s battlefields and of the experiences of the people on the ground, warriors and innocents alike. It is a brilliant, fearless work, not just about America’s wars after 9/11, but ultimately about the nature of war itself.
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Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
Winner of the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
Winner of the 2008 Cornelius Ryan Award
Winner of the 2009 Colby Award
A 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Current Interest
A 2008 New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book of the Year
New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books for Nonfiction, 2008
A 2008 USA Today Best Book for Nonfiction
A 2009 Time Magazine Top 10 Book for Nonfiction
A 2008 Washington Post Best Book for Nonfiction
A 2008 Los Angeles Times Best Book for Nonfiction
A 2008 Guardian Best Book of the Year for Nonfiction
A 2008 Boston Globe Book of the Year for Nonfiction
Selected for the October 2008 Indie Next List
A 2008 ALA Notable Book for Nonfiction
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Digital Download |
Runtime: | 11.64 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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