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Title:
The three battles of Wanat [large print] : and other true stories
Author:
Edition:
Large print edition.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016.
©2016
Physical Description:
699 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781410488558
Abstract:
Mark Bowden's collection features his long-form pieces on war, as well as notable profiles, sports reporting, and essays on culture. The titular article, "The Three Battles of Wanat," tells the story of one of the bloodiest days in the War in Afghanistan and the years-long fallout it generated within the United States military. In "The Killing Machines," Bowden examines the strategic, legal, and moral issues surrounding armed drones. And in a piece on Kim Jong-un, "The Bright Sun of Juche," he recalibrates our understanding of the world's youngest dictator. Also included are profiles of newspaper scion Arthur Sulzberger; defense attorney and anti-death-penalty activist Judy Clarke; and David Simon, the creator of "The Wire."
General Note:
Includes previously published essays from various periodicals, such as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Vanity fair, Philadelphia inquirer, and others.
Contents:
The three battles of Wanat -- The ploy -- The last ace -- The killing machines -- Jihadists in paradise -- Just Joe -- The inheritance -- The bright sun of Juche -- Defending the indefensible -- The angriest man in television -- The measured man -- The silent treatment -- The hardest job in football -- The man who broke Atlantic City -- Attila's headset -- The story behind the story -- The great guinea hen massacre -- Rebirth of the guineas -- Cry Wolfe -- Abraham Lincoln is an idiot -- Dumb kids' class -- Saddam on Saddam -- "Zero Dark Thirty" is not pro-torture.
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Language:
English
