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Dexter Filkins, a New York Times foreign correspondent, delivers a piercing account of America’s conflict with Islamic fundamentalism after 9/11. His reporting traces the rise of the Taliban, the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and the U.S. campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, offering an intimate look at the human cost of war.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: History/Military History
Authors: Dexter Filkins
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