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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 956.70443 EAN: 9780307266392 ISBN: 0307266397 Label: Knopf Manufacturer: Knopf Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: September 16, 2008 Publisher: Knopf Release Date: September 16, 2008 Studio: Knopf Sales Rank: 162 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prizewinning New York Times correspondent whose work was hailed by David Halberstam as “reporting of the highest quality imaginable,” 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: deserts, mountains, and streets of carnage; a public amputation performed by Taliban; children frolicking in minefields; skies streaked white by the contrails of B-52s; a night’s sleep in the rubble of Ground Zero. We embark on a foot patrol through the shadowy streets of Ramadi, venture into a torture chamber run by Saddam Hussein. We go into the homes of suicide bombers and into street-to-street fighting with a battalion of marines. We meet Iraqi insurgents, an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days, and a young soldier from Georgia on a rooftop at midnight reminiscing about his girlfriend back home. A car bomb explodes, bullets fly, and a mother cradles her blinded son. Like no other book, 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Fantastic Reporting From a Brave ReporterBe careful when you begin reading this book, you won't be able to put it down. One compelling story after another, all told from the viewpoint of a reporter who puts himself in situations that many would shy away from. This book really opened my eyes to the many challenges that Iraqis face as a people, the reconciliation of the different tribes and the many obstacles still ahead. Fantastic book. Rating: - Required ReadingThis book truly is the "Dispatches" equivalent for the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Filkins creates a mosaic with beautifully written stories about the absurdity, chaos, hate, inhumanity, insanity and courage of these wars. A war based on lies resulting in the destruction of millions of lives because some ill-informed ideologues, politicians and militarists can make some money and win some senseless argument that has no answer - that war is the subject of this book and it is an invaluable contribution. ... Read More Rating:  - FilkinsThis book documents the human side of war beyond what we read in the papers and see on the news each night. It's a brutally honest and often disturbing account of the reality he saw whilst reporting in middle East. The book reads like a series of stories about everyday people and their experiences during the war. Filkins befriended a number of Iraqi's while there and provides a voice to their experiences through his writing. He introduces us to everyday people, from the young girl who would join him during ... Read More Rating: - A "must" for anyone seeking a first-hand account of the WarThe "Forever War" is a "must" read for anyone seeking a greater understanding of the War. Mr. Filkins' writing style draws the reader in and conveys a sense of what it must be like to be present in the War- as a soldier, as a local, as a leader, as a victim. At times I was proud as an American of our presence, at other times I was humbled. Overall, this book helped me to grasp the complexity of the War while at the same time personalized the impact on individuals on all sides with numerous poetic and personal vingettes. ... Read More Rating: - ugly is an understatementUgly is an Understatement Reviewed by A. J. Goldsmith The Forever War By Dexter Filkins Filkins is a multi-award-winning, war correspondent for the New York Times. He probably should be committed to a safe place instead of Iraq and Afghanistan which he has covered faithfully since 2001. Can you imagine an American newsman in shorts and a tee shirt jogging through the killing zones of Baghdad just for exercise? Well neither could this reader nor could some ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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