Description
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The definitive account of America's conflict with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its human costs--an instant classic of war reporting from the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.
Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, we witness the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, the aftermath of the attack on New York on September 11th, and the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins is the only American journalist to have reported on all these events, and his experiences are conveyed in a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters and astonishing scenes.Brilliant and fearless, The Forever War is not just about America's wars after 9/11, but about the nature of war itself.
Author: Dexter Filkins
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/02/2009
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.23w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780307279446
ISBN10: 0307279448
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Political Science | Terrorism
About the Author
Dexter Filkins, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. Before that, he worked for the Los Angeles Times, where he was chief of the paper's New Delhi bureau, and for The Miami Herald. In 2009, he was part of a team of Times reporters who won a Pulitzer Prize for covering Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has received a George Polk Award and two Overseas Press Club awards. Most recently, he was a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University. He lives in New York City.