Tag Archives: Military/General
War Law
by Michael Byers“Should be read, and pondered, by those who are seriously concerned with the legacy we will leave to future generations.” —Noam Chomsky
One Soldier’s War
by Arkady Babchenko“By turns horrific, sad, and funny, [One Soldier’s War] fills a big gap by providing us with the first-person experiences of an articulate Russian…
My War Gone By, I Miss It So
by Anthony LoydAnthony Loyd’s gripping depiction of the depravity of war in Bosnia and Chechnya “places him into the great tradition of Hemingway, Caputo, and Michael…
Killing Pablo
by Mark Bowden“The story of how U.S. Army Intelligence and Delta Force commandos helped Colombian police track down and kill Pablo Escobar. . . . A…
Honorable Treachery
by G. J. A. O'TooleA reissue of the first comprehensive history of American intelligence, espionage, and covert action—a book poised to capture a new audience in the wake…
The Hidden War
by Artyom Borovik“[A] remarkable book . . . Borovik manages to convey an intimate sense of the war in Afghanistan with the novelist’s eye for the telling image. . . . Borovik…
The Dressing Station
by Jonathan Kaplan‘refreshingly unsentimental . . . His descriptions of surgery are unflinching. . . . Kaplan gives us a remarkable self-portrait of the war junkie….
The Deserter’s Tale
by Joshua Key“Destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . Key’s clear voice rings out . . . with anguish…
Contact Wounds
by Jonathan KaplanFrom the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times Notable Book, The Dressing Station, comes an electrifying memoir of a doctor’s education in…
