{"product_id":"9780739370612","title":"The Forever War","description":"From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures, in stunning vignettes, snapshots, and episodes, the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecorrespondent Dexter Filkins’s work in Iraq was hailed by David Halberstam as “reporting of the highest quality imaginable.” Now, through Filkins’s eyes, we witness the chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, led to the attacks of 9\/11, and culminated in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilkins’s “camera” 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; the days and nights of 9\/11 rescue workers. He takes us inside the homes of suicide bombers and into street-to-street combat alongside a battalion of U.S. Marines in Falluja. We meet Iraqi insurgents; an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days; Ahmed Chalabi, who helped lead America into war; and Ahmed Shah Masoud, the anti-Taliban rebel killed by Al Qaeda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike no other book, \u003ci\u003eThe Forever War \u003c\/i\u003eallows us a visceral understanding of the war on terror and of the experiences of the people involved, combatants and victims alike. It is a stunning debut: a brilliant, fearless book about one war and, ultimately, about all war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Audio Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47093966733552,"sku":"9780739370612","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780739370612_p0.jpg?v=1763633070","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780739370612","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}