Filkins talks with steve inskeep about the fragility of truth in iraq and what that means for a lasting peace. The forever war allows us a visceral understanding of todays battlefields and of the experiences of the people on the ground, warriors and innocents alike. Washington post book world best nonfiction of 2008 dexter filkinss the. Filkins casts an unflinching, cold eye on life, on death, on the pain and suffering, on the pity of war itself.
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National bestsellerone of the best books of the year. Dexter filkins, a foreign correspondent for the new york times, has covered the wars in afghanistan and iraq since 2001. Filkins has seen so much in the last few years that any book. Filkins has spent the past decade at the center of the two major conflict zones of this generation in afghanistan.
War correspondent dexter filkins discusses his new book, the forever war. The forever war won the national book critics circle award for best nonfiction book. Like no other audiobook, the forever war allows us a visceral understanding of todays battlefields and of the experiences of the people on the ground, warriors and innocents alike. The forever war is about all wars, everywhereand a book that will be read fifty years from now. The forever war by dexter filkins overdrive rakuten. From the front lines of the battle against islamic fundamentalism. The authoritative record of nprs programming is the audio record.
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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. The forever war paperback tattered cover book store. 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. The forever war audiobook written by dexter filkins. Filkins casts an unflinching, cold eye on life, on death, on the pain and. Andrew corsello, gq dexter filkins is one of war writings modern marvels, a writer of tremendous gifts and appropriate grit to go where others will not.
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