The Forever War (Vintage)
by Dexter Filkins
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Author: Dexter FilkinsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-06-02
ISBN: 0307279448
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: A Forever War Indeed
Summary: 4 Stars
This is Michael Herr's 'Dispatches' for the Iraq/Afghanistan era. You read it and wonder if Filkins intentionally patterned his book after this iconic (and I think somewhat better) one. His use of short, disconnected passages makes for a hallucinogenic reading experience that is certainly visceral if not completely satisfying. After reading this book, I believe that 1) it's amazing Filkins is still alive and 2) it was beyond foolish to take the kind of risks he and other reporters did, since they occasionally exposed not only themselves (their choice) but the military personnel around them to unnecessary danger. In one case, a marine was killed because Filkin's photographer "needed" a shot of an insurgent's corpse, and the soldier was good enough to play escort, putting himself at the head of the line. Thanks to Filkins, I now understand that we have to get entirely out of Iraq. Afghanistan, too. We're creating insurgents faster than we can kill them, creating exactly the "forever war" he describes. This insight, I think, is Filkins real contribution.
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