The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

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.

Since 2001, Dexter Filkins has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times. He formerly worked for the Los Angeles Times and The Miami Herald, where he was the chief of the paper's New Delhi office. He was part of a team of New York Times reporters who received the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2009. He has received two Overseas Press Club honors and a George Polk Award. He was most recently a fellow at Harvard University's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. He currently resides in New York City.