WAR, Sebastian Junger
WAR, Sebastian Junger
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WAR

Author: Sebastian Junger

Narrator: Joshua Ferris

Unabridged: 7 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Twelve

Published: 05/11/2010


Synopsis

In his breakout bestseller, The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger created "a wild ride that brilliantly captures the awesome power of the raging sea and the often futile attempts of humans to withstand it" (Los Angeles Times Book Review).

Now, Junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat--the fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another. His on-the-ground account follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. Through the experiences of these young men at war, he shows what it means to fight, to serve, and to face down mortal danger on a daily basis.

About Sebastian Junger

Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe, War, Freedom, A Death in Belmont, Fire, and The Perfect Storm, and codirector of the documentary film Restrepo, which was nominated for an Academy Award. He is also the winner of a Peabody Award and the National Magazine Award for Reporting.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Persephone's Pomegranate on November 23, 2023

I listened to a podcast hosted by a former operator. He said something that stuck with me - if you touch war, it touches you back. It's such a profound, heavy sentence. This book has been on my radar since I watched Restrepo, a war documentary directed by photojournalist Tim Hetherington and journal......more

Goodreads review by Will on August 25, 2021

Stripped to its essence, combat is a series of quick decisions and rather precise actions carried out in concert with ten or twelve other men. In that sense it’s much more like football than, say, like a gang fight. The unit that choreographs their actions best usually wins. They might take casu......more