The Book Prize Index

The Forever War

Dexter Filkins

A prizewinning "New York Times" correspondent chronicles a remarkable chain of events that begins with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, continues with the attacks of 9/11, and moves on to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

War & MilitaryWar & Military · high confidenceWar & Military81 signalsLlm Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryOpen Library: American Personal narratives -> Memoir & AutobiographyOpen Library: Islam -> ReligionSoldiers, Veterans & Combat ExperienceVietnam WarWar & Military Strategy

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionMajor2008WinnerSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor2008FinalistSecondary source
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