The story of the uss bunker hill and the kamikaze pilot who crippled her. Dexter filkins has been foreign correspondent in afghanistan and iraq for the new york times since 2000. The forever war is a nonfiction book by american journalist dexter filkins about his. Dexter filkins talked about his book the forever war, which is about his experiences covering iraq and afghanistan between 19982006 for the new york times. A new book, photojournalists at war, is an oral history of the iraq war from the perspective of three dozen photojournalists who documented it from the front lines. Nov 19, 2008 there isnt enough money or glory or journalism awards out there to get me to do what dexter filkins did as a civilian, as a reporter, in this book of his. Journalist explains john boltons push for aggressive use of american power new yorker writer dexter filkins says president trumps current national security adviser is a. Washington post book world best nonfiction of 2008 dexter filkinss the forever war is the best piece of war journalism ive ever read. Filkins won a pulitzer prize in 2009 as part of a team of new york times reporters in pakistan and afghanistan. I should probably confess right away that im not a fan of journalism. Nov 16, 2008 dexter filkins is the author of the book the forever war, published by knopf. Dexter filkins talks about his experiences in both afghanistan and iraq, and what led him to write the forever war why did you write the forever war, and why did you choose that title. Dexter filkins joined the new yorker as a staff writer in 2011.
May 02, 2019 journalist explains john boltons push for aggressive use of american power new yorker writer dexter filkins says president trumps current national security adviser is a hawk who sees america. Combat journalist dexter filkins discusses the disconnect between preconceived notions about other countries and the realities on the ground. Sep 19, 2008 to discuss that situation with me, an extraordinary guest in studio, dexter filkins, who is the new york times correspondent who youve often heard referred to on this program by john burns and others as one of the preeminent war correspondents of our time. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The forever war by dexter filkins goodreads share book. National bestsellerone of the best books of the year. With the publication of dexter filkinss stunning book, it seems the journals of correspondents in the middle east will take their place as the.
The forever war, dexterfilkins shop online for books in. He paints a portrait of war that is so nuanced, so filled with absurdities. He paints a portrait of war that is so nuanced, so filled with absurdities and heartbreak and unexpected heroes and villains, that it makes most of what we see and hear about iraq and afghanistan. I could tell that dexter filkins was a good writer, and the narrative was going to be interesting, but it became quickly apparent that the book was going to be made up of a series of vignettes, and i was afraid that i would not get enough of the context to understand what the vignettes meant. Filkins book, the forever war, is about his experiences in afghanistan and iraq. Dexter filkins, the author of the forever war, is a new york times foreign correspondent who covered the middle east from afghanistans taliban rule in 1998 to iraq through 2006. Dexter filkins interviews wars pakistan print media syria international affairs books afghanistan the new yorker travel death safety bashar al assad sri lanka muslim. Lists all of dexter filkinss appearances on the charlie rose program on. Through the eyes of dexter filkins, the prizewinning new york times correspondent whose. Dexter filkinss combination of courage and sensitivity is so rare that books like his come along only once every major war.
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Like a lot of people, i think i first took notice of dexter filkins work for the new york times in iraq during the marines november 2004 invasion of falluja. He paints a portrait of war that is so nuanced, so filled with absurdities and. New york times war correspondent dexter filkins the hugh. War strives to offer not just a picture of american fighting men but a discourse on the nature of war itself. Through his eyes as a reporter on the ground, we witness the events that began with the rise of the taliban in the 1990s, led to the september 11 attacks in 2001, and culminated in. Sep 12, 2008 dexter filkinss courageous, at times even foolhardy, reporting from beyond baghdads green zone reveals the human side of war. Since journalist dexter filkins joined the new yorker in january of 2011, he has written about a bank heist in afghanistan and the democratic protests in the middle east. Aug 27, 2008 baghdad correspondent dexter filkins responds to readers questions about iraq, war reporting and his new book, the forever war. Dexter filkins is a veteran journalist who works for the new yorker. I resent the whole idea of getting information from people who are in the business of selling it. I have made a practice of trying to conduct an indepth interview with every author of every book i consider crucial to understanding. It was published september 16, 2008 and was a new york times bestseller. Washington post book world best nonfiction of 2008 dexter filkins s the forever war is the best piece of war journalism ive ever read.
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He has written about the murder of a journalist in pakistan, the uprisings in yemen, the war in afghanistan, the crises in syria and. Dexter filkins is a staff writer at the new yorker and the author of the forever war, which won a national book critics. Filkins, whose wispy, honeybrown hair is a bit more unkempt today than usual and whose grey circled eyes weigh down his otherwise boyish good looks, says that in each of the 17 cities to which hes traveled for the book tour, hes worked from the minute hes landed to the minute he leaves reading, signing, holding discussions. He was a member of the iraq bureau from 2003 to 2006. The forever war is a visceral tour of todays battlefields with a journalist who walked sidebyside with u.
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The forever war by dexter filkinsthe drama and urgency of dexter filkins writing is superb, says peter beaumont. From 2000 to 2010, he was a reporter for the new york times, reporting from afghanistan, pakistan, and iraq. Dexter filkins is a pulitzer prizewinning foreign correspondent who has covered the wars in afghanistan and iraq since 2001. The forever war reprint edition by filkins, dexter 2009 paperback. America in iraq dexter filkins is the preeminent war correspondent of my generation, fearless, compassionate, and brutally honest. Dexter filkins books list of books by author dexter filkins. He was previously a foreign correspondent for the new york times, where he covered the wars in afghanistan and iraq beginning in 2001. 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. By dexter filkins correction appendedbaghdad, iraq, dec. He was a foreign correspondent for the new york times and, in 2009, was part of a team of times reporters who won a pulitzer prize for covering afghanistan and pakistan.