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The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley
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Author:
Wesley Morgan
Publisher:
Random House/Penguin Random House LLC
Date:
March 9, 2021
A military affairs reporter explores the skewed logic of America's longest war, specifically as it rages in remote outposts such as Afghanistan's Pech Valley, where for nearly two decades missions have gone awry, years-long hunts for single individuals have failed, and the soldiers, Marines, commandos, and intelligence operatives who cycle through are unsure of their purpose.
What The Reviewers Say
Like the war itself, the book is too long, and like the war itself, it is incredibly depressing. But also like the war itself, it demands your attention, even when you would rather look away.
... an exhaustive and deeply reported history.
... [an] impressive debut.
