The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of

The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan

TheÂ inspiration for the Netflix original movieÂ War Machine, starring Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton,Â and Ben Kingsley

From the author of The Last Magazine, a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stake maneuvers, and the politcal firestorm that shook the United States.

In the shadow of the hunt for Bin Laden and the United Statesâ€™ involvement in the Middle East, General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was living large. His loyal staff liked to call him a â€œrock star.â€ During a spring 2010 trip, journalist Michael Hastings looked on as McChrystal and his staff let off steam, partying and openly bashing the Obama administration. When Hastingsâ€™s article appeared in Rolling Stone, it set off a political firestorm: McChrystal was unceremoniously fired.

In The Operators, Hastings picks up where his Rolling Stone coup ended. From patrol missions in the Afghan hinterlands to senior military advisorsâ€™ late-night bull sessions to hotel bars where spies and expensive hookers participate in nation-building, Hastings presents a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of what he fears is an unwinnable war.Â Written in prose that is at once eye-opening and other times uncannily conversational, readers of No Easy Day will take to Hastingsâ€™ unyielding first-hand account of the Afghan War and its cast of players.
Country USA
Manufacturer Plume
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-01-05
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Plume
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-01-05
Format	Kindle eBook

The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan

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