Dexter Filkins

Author of The Forever War

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The Forever War (2008) 1,465 copies, 42 reviews

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The Best American Magazine Writing 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 42 copies

The Best American Magazine Writing 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 37 copies, 1 review

The Best American Political Writing 2009 (2009) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review

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Canonical name: Filkins, Dexter
Birthdate: 1961
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Education: University of Florida
Oxford University
Occupations: journalist
Organizations: Los Angeles Times
The New York Times
The New Yorker
Short biography: Dexter Filkins, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. Before that, he worked for the Los Angeles Times, where he was chief of the paper’s New Delhi bureau, and for The Miami Herald. In 2009, he was part of a team of Times reporters who won a Pulitzer Prize for covering Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has received a George Polk Award and two Overseas Press Club awards. Most recently, he was a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University. He lives in New York City.

Dexter Filkins is represented by Random House Speakers Bureau (www.rhspeakers.com).

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The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

I really enjoyed this book. The writing is done really well and it gives you a feeling for what goes on in war. This isn't a very happy book, but I would absolutely recommend it to anyone with an interest in the war. One of the things I liked about it was that it doesn't seem to be political at all. If you are for the war or against it, you will enjoy this book.

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kevinnewman16 | 41 other reviews | Nov 16, 2024 |

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

Excellent first-hand reporting from someone who was there and interacted with Iraqi citizens and American soldiers.

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SteveCarl | 41 other reviews | Jun 24, 2024 |

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, we witness the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, the aftermath of the attack on New York on September 11th, and the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins is the only American journalist to have reported on all these events, and his experiences are conveyed in a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters and astonishing scenes.

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CalleFriden | 41 other reviews | Feb 16, 2023 |

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

This book is listed as one of the top non-fiction books of 2008 by both the LA Times and NY Times. Initially I suspected that this was due to the fact that the author had ties to both papers, but the book proved its worth. Dexter Filkins' personal accounts places you in the war-torn countries of Iraq and Afghanistan, and captures the humanity of the combatants as well as the civilians caught up in the war zones. The book is also insightful as to what a reporters life is like when covering a war. I gained a lot of respect for Filkins as a reporter, who demonstrated significant bravery in covering the wars. He wasn't always imbedded with the troops, but drove himself through Iraq, developed his contacts, writing his story in an engaging style. He describes the full spectrum of the war, from house-to-house fighting, Taliban extremism, warlords, soldiers perspectives, grieving families, struggling civilians, the generals and leaders of the war torn region. I enjoyed it more than another similar book about Iraq, "No True Glory", by Bing West.

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