In his breakout bestseller, The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger created "a wild ride that brilliantly captures the awesome power of the raging sea and the often futile attempts of humans to withstand it" (Los Angeles Times Book Review).

Now, Junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat--the fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another. His on-the-ground account follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. Through the experiences of these young men at war, he shows what it means to fight, to serve, and to face down mortal danger on a daily basis.

Author: Sebastian Junger
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Twelve
Published: 05/11/2010
Pages: 306
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.60w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780446556248

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.8
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151109 / War


Award: 2010 L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist - Current Interest


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/01/2010 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 03/15/2010 pg. 45
Booklist 03/15/2010 pg. 5
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2010
Library Journal 04/15/2010 pg. 96
Men's Journal 05/01/2010 pg. 42
New York Times Book Review 05/16/2010 pg. 13
People Weekly 05/24/2010 pg. 57
Entertainment Weekly 05/21/2010 pg. 76
Outside 06/01/2010 pg. 32
New York Times Book Review 05/23/2010 pg. 22
New York Review of Books 08/19/2010 pg. 33
Outside 09/01/2010 pg. 74

About the Author
Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and A Death in Belmont. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. He lives in New York City.