The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan (Hardcover)
Description
In June 2010, Michael Hastings's extraordinary, uncensored Rolling Stone article, "The Runaway General," shocked the world and set off a series of events that culminated in the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal. Now, THE OPERATORS will lead us even deeper into the war, its politics, and its major players at a time when such insight is demanded and desperately needed. Based on exclusive reporting in Afghanistan, Europe, the Middle East, and Washington, DC, this landmark work of journalism will elucidate as never before the United States' involvement in Afghanistan in vivid, unforgettable detail. Part wild travelogue, part exposé, and part sobering analysis, THE OPERATORS promises an unprecedented behind-the-scenes account of the war from the only journalist uniquely poised to tell it.
About the Author
Michael Hastings is the author of I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story and is a regular contributor to Rolling Stone. He spent two years reporting in Iraq as Newsweek's youngest-ever war correspondent. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, GQ, Slate, Salon, and Foreign Policy, among other places. He lives in Vermont.
