The Good Soldiers

Informationen zum Autor David Finkel is a staff writer for the Washington Post and also the leader of the Post 's National enterprise reporting team. He has reported from Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, and throughout the United States, and was part of the Post 's war coverage in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo. He won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2006 for a series of stories about U.S.-funded democracy efforts in Yemen. A 1977 graduate of the University of Florida, Finkel lives in Maryland with his wife and two daughters. Klappentext A magnificent account of one American platoon's tour of duty in Baghdad. It is simply one of the most powerful, nerve-shredding pieces of war writing ever. Vorwort A magnificent account of one American platoon's tour of duty in Baghdad. It is simply one of the most powerful, nerve-shredding pieces of war writing ever. '[A] ferociously reported, darkly humorous and spellbinding book... You will be able to take this book down from the shelf years from now and say: This is what happened. This is what it felt like.' Doug Stanton, New York Times Zusammenfassung A magnificent account of one American platoon's tour of duty in Baghdad. It is simply one of the most powerful, nerve-shredding pieces of war writing ever.

Product details

• Authors: David Finkel, David (Author) Finkel
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9781848873278
• ISBN: 978-1-84887-327-8
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 199 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, HISTORY / Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Middle East, United States of America, USA, Middle Eastern history, Iraq, History of the Americas, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050