Bibliograph

American cipher, Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. tragedy in Afghanistan, Matt Farwell and Michael Ames

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American cipher, Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. tragedy in Afghanistan, Matt Farwell and Michael Ames

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American cipher

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1045164237

Responsibility statement

Matt Farwell and Michael Ames

Sub title

Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. tragedy in Afghanistan

Summary

Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl left his platoon's base in eastern Afghanistan in the early hours of June 30, 2009, and was captured by the Taliban. On May 31, 2014 President Obama announced the release of Bergdahl; in exchange five detainees at Guantanamo Bay would be released to Qatar. Since that day, answers to questions surrounding his case have proved elusive. Farwell and Ames examine the parallel stories of a young man's halting coming of age and a nation stalled in an unwinnable war. The result is a meticulous investigation of government dysfunction and political posturing, a blistering commentary on America's presence in Afghanistan, and a story of a naïve young man. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Act I: A fantastic plan. Little America ; Blowback ; Adjustment disorder ; An army of one ; OP Mest --Act II: Lost. DUSTWUN ; The lost puppy ; River city ; Diversions and deceptions -- Act III: Trapped. Not the worst news ; The Pakistan paradox ; Fixing intel ; Means of escape -- Act IV: Bring Bowe home. Pawns ; The no-negotiations negotiations ; Bob's war ; The five-sided wind tunnel -- Act V: Codes of conduct. Welcome home ; Fox Nation ; Debriefing ; Squared away ; The noise ; Guilty

Target audience

adult

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