Eagle Down by Jessica Donati - ISBN: 9781541762565
Paperback
A covert war, a disastrous strike, and a forgotten conflict.

Eagle Down

American Special Forces at the End of Afghanistan's War

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    9 August 2022

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Summary

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

“Powerful, important, and searing.” -General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (ret.), former commander, U.S. Central Command, former CIA director

In 2015, the White House claimed triumphantly “the longest war in American history is over.” But for some, it was just the beginning of a new and covert war, fought far from public view, with limited resources, little governmental oversight, and contradictory orders.

Take Hutc…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781541762565
ISBN-10:1541762568
Author:Jessica Donati
Publisher:PublicAffairs,U.S.
Imprint:PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:9 August 2022
Weight:280g
Dimensions:208mm x 138mm x 26mm
About The Author

Jessica Donati

Jessica Donati covers foreign affairs for the Wall Street Journal in Washington DC, and has reported from more than a dozen countries in the role. She joined the paper as the bureau chief in Kabul in 2015, and lived in Afghanistan for more than four years. Previously, she worked for Reuters in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, covering both the conflicts in Libya and Afghanistan. She co-authored a series on the war in Libya that was chosen as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2012. She is also the recipient of a New York Press Club award for her reporting in Libya. She is British-Italian, and grew up in Italy. She lives with her husband and son in Washington DC.

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