Libro The Dogs are Eating Them Now: Our war in Afghanistan De Graeme Smith

portada The Dogs are Eating Them Now: Our war in Afghanistan

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Vintage Canada

Autor

Graeme Smith

Año

2015

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

320

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9780307397812

The Dogs are Eating Them Now: Our war in Afghanistan

Graeme Smith (Autor) · Vintage Canada · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "The Dogs are Eating Them Now: Our war in Afghanistan"

For readers of War by Sebastian Junger, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch, and The Forever War by Dexter Filkins, The Dogs Are Eating Them Now is a raw, uncensored account of the war in Afghanistan from a brilliant young reporter who for several years was the only Western journalist brave enough to live full-time in the dangerous southern region. The Dogs Are Eating Them Now is a highly personal narrative of Canada's war in Afghanistan and how it went dangerously wrong. Written by a respected and fearless former foreign correspondent who has won multiple awards for his journalism (including an Emmy for the video series "Talking with the Taliban"), this is a gripping account of modern warfare that takes you into back alleys, cockpits, and prisons--telling stories that would have endangered his life had he published this book while still working as a journalist. From the corruption of law enforcement agents and the tribal nature of the local power structure to the economics of the drug trade and the frequent blunders of foreign troops, this is the no-holds-barred story from a leading expert on the insurgency. Smith draws on his unmatched compassion and a rare ability to cut through the noise and see the broader truths to give us a bold and candid look at the Taliban's continued influence--and at the mistakes, catastrophes and ultimate failure of the West's best intentions