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He paints a portrait of war that is so nuanced, so filled with absurdities and heartbreak and unexpected heroes and villains, that it makes most of what we see and hear about iraq and. I should probably confess right away that im not a fan of journalism. He has written about the murder of a journalist in pakistan, the uprisings in yemen, the war in afghanistan, the crises in syria and. Filkins talks with steve inskeep about the fragility of truth in iraq and what that means for a lasting peace. The forever war audiobook written by dexter filkins. Sep 14, 2008 now, in the tradition of dispatches, with the publication of dexter filkinss stunning book, the forever war, it seems the journals of the brave correspondents assigned to the middle. Brilliant and fearless, the forever war is not just about americas wars after 911, but about the nature of war itself. As a result, he is included in the elite group of people conscripted into the united armed services of the world to battle the unknown and elusive tauran. Sep 12, 2008 if a war went on long enough the men always died, and someone had to take their place. Washington post book world best nonfiction of 2008 dexter filkinss the forever war is the best piece of war journalism ive ever read. War correspondent dexter filkins discusses his new book, the forever war.
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If a war went on long enough the men always died, and someone had to take their place. We meet iraqi insurgents and american soldiers, afghan rebels and taliban clerics. Dexter filkins spent 3 and a half years in iraq, from the beginning of the invasion to the sad state of civil war and the collapse of that society resulting from that conflict and was essentially fearless in going where he needed to go and talking to whom he know needed to be interviewed, plus a tern as embedded journalist during the marines storming of fallujah. The greatest strength of filkins book is that he shuns passing judgment. From the 2008 miami book fair, dexter filkins author of the forever war and max kennedy author of dangers hour. Dexter filkins s the forever war, brutally intimate, compassionate, often poetic accounts of the battle against islamic fundamentalism, is destined to become a classic. Sep 16, 2008 buy the forever war 1 by filkins, dexter isbn. The forever war won the national book critics circle award for best nonfiction book of 2008, 5 and was named one of the best nonfiction books of the year by, among others, the new york times, 6, 7 the. Sep 16, 2008 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. He paints a portrait of war that is so nuanced, so filled with absurdities and heartbreak and unexpected heroes and villains, that it makes most of what we see and hear about iraq and afghanistan seem shrill and twodimensional by comparison. I resent the whole idea of getting information from people who are in the business of selling it. The forever war, dexter filkins 9780099523048 boeken. In the forever war, awardwinning new york times correspondent dexter filkins does not analyse how these wars happened and why, or where they have succeeded or failed. An instant classic of war reporting, the forever war is the definitive account of americas conflict with islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its human costs.
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