
The Tender Soldier
A True Story of War and Sacrifice
Paperback | 1 September 2014
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The field team in Afghanistan that day included an intrepid Texas blonde, a former bodyguard for Afghan president Hamid Karzai, and an ex-military intelligence sergeant who had come to Afghanistan to make peace with his troubled past. But not all goes as planned. In this tale of moral suspense, journalist Vanessa Gezari follows these three idealists from the hope that brought them to Afghanistan through the events of the fateful day when one is gravely wounded, an Afghan is dead, and a proponent of cross-cultural engagement is charged with his murder.
Through it all, these brave Americans ended up showing the world just how determined they were to get things right, how hard it was to really understand a place like Afghanistan where storytelling has been a major tool of survival, and why all future wars will involve this strange mix of fighting and listening. Vanessa Gezari is the only journalist to have gained access to the lives of people inside this troubled Army program, including the brilliant, ambitious figures who conceived it. This true story of war and sacrifice will upend your ideas about what really went wrong in Afghanistan.
About the Author
Vanessa M. Gezari holds the James Madison Visiting Professorship at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She has written for The Washington Post, The New Republic, Slate, and others. She lives in New York.
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ISBN: 9781439177402
ISBN-10: 1439177406
Published: 1st September 2014
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 368
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.38 x 14.61 x 2.03
Weight (kg): 0.39
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- Non-FictionSociology & AnthropologyAnthropologySocial & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography
- Non-FictionHistoryMilitary HistoryPost WW2 ConflictsAfghan War
- Non-FictionHistoryRegional & National HistoryAsian HistoryMiddle Eastern History
- Non-FictionHistoryRegional & National HistoryHistory of the Americas
- Non-FictionReference, Information & Interdisciplinary SubjectsInterdisciplinary StudiesPeace Studies & Conflict Resolution