| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 474 pages ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
War. The three battles of Wanat ; The ploy ; The last ace ; The killing machines ; Jihadists in paradise --Profiles. Just Joe ; The inheritance ; The bright sun of Juche ; Defending the indefensible ; The angriest man in television ; The measured man --Sports. The silent treatment ; The hardest job in football ; The man who broke Atlantic City ; Attila's headset --Essays. 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. |
| Summary |
"In addition to three extraordinary pieces on war, this book includes Bowden's incisive sports writing, think pieces, and a selection of fascinating profiles--from a piece on the world's youngest and most baffling dictator, Kim Jong-un, to features on newspaper scion Arthur Sulzberger and The Wire creator, David Simon"--published in Atlantic Monthly.--Back jacket flap. |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Airborne Brigade, 173rd.
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Wanat, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2008.
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| Genre/Form |
Essays.
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| ISBN |
9780802124111 (hardcover) |
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0802124119 (hardcover) |
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