{"product_id":"2940169118308","title":"The Forever War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilkins'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forever War\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104265617648,"sku":"2940169118308","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169118308_p0.jpg?v=1763673296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169118308","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}