02775cam a2200337 4500 530078870 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780802190666 0802190669 B0163BZ2AM Amazon 2f4f69ac-1260-4aae-a12c-5880d1a5a081 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2306193 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Bowden, Mark. The Three Battles of Wanat [Libby] : And Other True Stories. Grove Atlantic, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3012kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 3012kB. Essays. Politics. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author of <i>Black Hawk Down</i>: "a first-rate collection" of long-form journalism on war, sports, politics, and more (<i>Booklist</i>).</b><br /> <br /> Mark Bowden has established himself as one of America's leading journalists and nonfiction writers. <i>The Three Battles of Wanat</i> collects the best of his long-form articles, including pieces from the <i>Atlantic</i>, <i>Vanity Fair</i>, the <i>New Yorker</i>, and the <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i>.<br /> <br /> The titular article delves into one of the bloodiest days of the War in Afghanistan and the years-long fallout it generated within the United States military. In "The Killing Machines," Bowden examines the strategic, legal, and moral issues surrounding armed drones. And in a brilliant piece on Kim Jong-un called "The Bright Sun of Juche," he recalibrates our understanding of the world's youngest and most baffling dictator.<br /> <br /> Also included are profiles of newspaper scion Arthur Sulzberger; renowned defense attorney and anti-death-penalty activist Judy Clarke; professional gambler Don Johnson, who won six million dollars in a single night playing blackjack; and David Simon, the creator of the legendary HBO series <i>The Wire</i>.<br /> <br /> "Mark Bowden marshals his finest for <i>The Three Battles of Wanat</i>." —<i>Vanity Fair</i>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2f4f69ac-1260-4aae-a12c-5880d1a5a081&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2f4f69ac-1260-4aae-a12c-5880d1a5a081&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2f4f69ac-1260-4aae-a12c-5880d1a5a081&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)