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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
Winner of Colby Award, 2009
Winner of National Book Critics Circle Awards, 2008
Among shortlisted titles for New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2008
Winner of New York Times Editors' Choice, 2008
Winner of Overseas Press Club Book Award, 2008
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Digital Download |
Runtime: | 11.64 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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