The three battles of Wanat
Subtitle: and other true stories
By: Mark Bowden
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonficiton; Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 699
ISBN-13: 9781410488558
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Sports journalism; United States; Drone aircraft; Wanat, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2008; United States. Army. Airborne Brigade, 173rd
Work titles: Essays
Description: 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."
Notes: Includes previously published essays from various periodicals, such as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Vanity fair, Philadelphia inquirer, and others.
Table of contents: title: The three battles of Wanat; title: The ploy; title: The last ace; title: The killing machines; title: Jihadists in paradise; title: Just Joe; title: The inheritance; title: The bright sun of Juche; title: Defending the indefensible; title: The angriest man in television; title: The measured man; title: The silent treatment; title: The hardest job in football; title: The man who broke Atlantic City; title: Attila's headset; title: The story behind the story; title: The great guinea hen massacre; title: Rebirth of the guineas; title: Cry Wolfe; title: Abraham Lincoln is an idiot; title: Dumb kids' class; title: Saddam on Saddam; title: "Zero Dark Thirty" is not pro-torture.