The Fighters

A classic of war reportingThe author s stories give heart rending meaning to the lives and deaths of these men and women, even if policymakers generally have not The New York TimesPulitzer Prize winner C.J Chivers s unvarnished account of modern combat, told through the eyes of the fighters who have waged America s longest wars.More than 2.7 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001 C.J Chivers reported from both wars from their beginnings The Fighters vividly conveys the physical and emotional experience of war as lived by six combatants a fighter pilot, a corpsman, a scout helicopter pilot, a grunt, an infantry officer, and a Special Forces sergeant.Chivers captures their courage, commitment, sense of purpose, and ultimately their suffering, frustration, and moral confusion as new enemies arise and invasions give way to counterinsurgency duties for which American forces were often not prepared The Fighters is a tour de force, a portrait of modern warfare that parts from slogans to do for American troops what Stephen Ambrose did for the G.I.s of World War II and Michael Herr for the grunts in Vietnam Told with the empathy and understanding of an author who is himself an infantry veteran, The Fighters presents the long arc of two wars. Read The Fighters – kino-fada.fr The book won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize This book is a bit different in that it discusses the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq from the viewpoint of the privates to captains who fought the battles Chivers said he set out to chronicle the long arc and human experience of combat for American troops since 2001, and in a way that bridged the very large gap between official statements and what the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq really have been I found the book most interesting in that it was about peopl The bo...Chivers is a senior editor at The New York Times, and has won the Pulitzer for journalism This meaty but readable book is the culmination of his years covering the U.S wars in Iraq and Afghanistan It is not the creation of a man parked in a library behind his laptop he has personally gone to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, and Libya, and has either accompanied the people he writes about or retraced their footsteps He covers the lives of six servicemen in the lower and middle ranks of the Chivers is a senior editor at The New York Times, and has won the Pulitzer for journalism This meaty but readable boo...Recently, C J Chivers appeared on Book TV C SPAN and describes how he went about writing his new book, THE FIGHTERS AMERICANS IN COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ After 9 11 the US military mission was to root out and defeat the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan Chivers, a New York Times investigative correspondent argues that the mission was accomplished in a few weeks, but after seventeen years, we as a nation still find ourselves supporting the governments in Kabul and Baghdad with thousa Recently, C J Chivers appeared on Book TV C SPAN and describes how he went about writing his new book, THE FIGHTERS AMERICANS IN COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ After 9 11 the US military mission was to root out and defeat the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan Chivers, a New York Times investigative correspondent argues that the mission was accomplished in a few weeks, but after seventeen years, we as a nation still find ourselves supporting the governments in Kabul and Baghdad with thousands of troops During those seventeen years over 2.7 million soldiers fought in Afghanistan and Iraq with over 3,000 deaths and 10,000 wounded Based on our pre...This account of on the ground fighters in the US military in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq deeply impressed me It was factual, at times a bit dry, but still very readable and surprisingly objective And then at times it s like a hit in the gut There were moments where I had to put the book down and calm myself I m not one to cry at movies, the only two times...Chivers focuses his narrative on the lives of fighters I m so glad he didn t use the word warrior he met while reporting on the Middle East for the past two decades We slip into and out of their lives during this endless period of war His introduction is as elegant a denunciation of America s prosecution of war as has been written yet, a damning indictment of American political and military leadership.We meet a Naval aviator, Green Beret, two Navy corpsman, Army helo pilot, Marine Lt, and Chivers focuses his narrative on the lives of fighters I m so glad he didn t use the word warrior he met while reporting on the Middle East for the past two decades We slip into and out of their lives during this endless period of war His introduction is as elegant a denunciation of America s prosecution of war as has been written yet, a damning indictment of American political and military leadership.We meet a Naval aviator, Green Beret, two Navy corpsman, Army helo pilot, Marine Lt, and Army infantry NCO Some are lifers and others are there to do their part Some will die, some will be grievously wounded, others will survive unscathed We ll meet a mother who confronts the President over what his decision did...The Fighters honors the soldiers who try to see through the fog of war every day the medical corpsman who has to triage a roadside bomb and the helicopter instructor pilot who takes his students through their first missions They may not be directly connected to why of the missions, but they certain are there for their fellow solders This is a much needed text Much needed because not enough has been documented about the last 17 years of war And Chibers gives us a near complete look, not at The Fighters honors the soldiers who try to see through the fog of war every day the medical c...Forreviews and bookish thoughts please visit Fighters by C.J Chivers is a non fiction book offering unnerving accounts of soldiers on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan Mr Chivers is a Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalist and former Marine Corps infantry officer.This book is a riveting read which tells of the harsh truths, challenges and pains ...America is not at war The Marine Corps is at war America is at the mallhandwritten note on the wall of the government center in Ramadi, Iraq, in January 2007 C.J.Chivers has written a factual The Things They Carried for a new generation, a book that is not always easy to read Times of relative calm, almost tedium, explode into action violence gives way to caring, guilt, regret honor and courage are immediate and costly, in the fire teams on the ground and the small cockpits in the air America is not at war The Marine Corps is at war America is at the mallhandwritten note on the wall of the government center in Ramadi, Iraq, in January 2007 C.J.Chivers has written a factu...A different spin on the typical book of soldiers at war like Band of Brothers Follows Americans through multiple combat tours spanning several years and both Iraq and Afghanistan Show the real cost that over a decade of war had on these warriors.I gave this 5 stars because I couldn t give it 6 I cannot recommend this book highly enough It is a tough read, but I think an important one It eschews the chest thumping, God Country narrative that has passed for military memoirs in recent years and adopts a muchthoughtful and reflective outlook on the experience of being at war, and its aftermath Much like Dispatches , by Michael Herr, did for the experience of soldiers in Vietnam, I believe that The Fighters will become o I gave this 5 stars because I couldn t give it 6 I cannot recommend this book highly enough It is a tough read, but I think an important one It eschews the chest thumping, God Country...

• English
• 04 January 2017
C.J. Chivers
• Hardcover
• 400 pages
• 1451676646
• C.J. Chivers
• The Fighters