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The forever war / Dexter Filkins.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books, 2009.Description: x, 368 p. : ill., map ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780307279446
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.412. F55 2009
Contents:
Contents: Part one : Kabul, Afghanistan September 1998—1. Only this (p. 13)—2. Forebodings (p. 38)—3. Jang (p. 48)—Part two : Baghdad, Iraq, March 2003—4. Land of hope and sorrow (p. 71)—5. I love you, March 2003 (p. 87)—6. Gone forever (p. 95)—7. A hand in the air (p. 114)—8. A disease (p. 136)—9. The man within (p. 149)—10. Kill yourself (p. 168)—11. Pearland (p. 189)—12. The vanishing world (p. 218)—13. Just talking (p. 239)—14. The Mahdi (p. 245)—15. Proteus (p. 254)—16. The revolution devours its own (p. 272)—17. The Labyrinth (p. 281)—18. Fuck us (p. 296)—19. The boss (p. 307)—20. The turning (p. 315)—21. The departed (p. 328)—Acknowledgments (p. 343)—Notes (p. 347)—Index (p. 355).
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.412.F55 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00035216
Total holds: 0

“National bestseller”—cover page.
“Winner of the Pulitzer prize”—cover page.
“Stunning….this unforgettable narrative represents ... a haunting spiritual witness that will make this volume a part of this awful war’s history ; Robert Stone, the New York Times book review”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Part one : Kabul, Afghanistan September 1998—1. Only this (p. 13)—2. Forebodings (p. 38)—3. Jang (p. 48)—Part two : Baghdad, Iraq, March 2003—4. Land of hope and sorrow (p. 71)—5. I love you, March 2003 (p. 87)—6. Gone forever (p. 95)—7. A hand in the air (p. 114)—8. A disease (p. 136)—9. The man within (p. 149)—10. Kill yourself (p. 168)—11. Pearland (p. 189)—12. The vanishing world (p. 218)—13. Just talking (p. 239)—14. The Mahdi (p. 245)—15. Proteus (p. 254)—16. The revolution devours its own (p. 272)—17. The Labyrinth (p. 281)—18. Fuck us (p. 296)—19. The boss (p. 307)—20. The turning (p. 315)—21. The departed (p. 328)—Acknowledgments (p. 343)—Notes (p. 347)—Index (p. 355).

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