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Nationwide BestsellerOne of the greatest Books of the Entire Year:Ny Times, Washington Post, L A Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, and Time An instant-classic of war reporting, The Forever War may be the definitive account of America's clash with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its individual charges. Through the eyes of Filkins, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, we see the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, the aftermath of the attack on New York on September 11th, and the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins may be the only American reporter to possess documented on each one of these occasions, and his activities are communicated in a riveting narrative full of memorable characters and amazing scenes. Brilliant and courageous, The Forever War isn't simply about America's conflicts after 9/11, but about the character of war itself.