October 24, 2008

Books

Someone Else's Pain

The Forever WarDexter FilkinsAlfred A. Knopf, $25, 384 pp.

Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

Dozens of books have appeared about the U.S. invasion, occupation, destruction, and inept reconstruction of Iraq. Generals, ordinary soldiers, journalists, government officials, consultants, academics, politicians, and returned Iraqi exiles have told their stories, sometimes justifying, sometimes criticizing what they did and what they saw others do. These volumes along with re (...)


 

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