The fifth act : America's end in Afghanistan
Ackerman, Elliot2023
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Elliot Ackerman left the American military ten years ago, but his time in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Marines and, later, as a CIA paramilitary officer marked him indelibly. When the Taliban began to close in on Kabul in August of 2021 and the Afghan regime began its death spiral, he found himself pulled back into the conflict. The official evacuation process was a bureaucratic failure that led to a humanitarian catastrophe. Ackerman was drawn into an impromptu effort to arrange flights and negotiate with both Taliban and American forces to secure the safe evacuation of hundreds. These were desperate measures taken during a desperate end to America's longest war, but the success they achieved afforded a degree of redemption: and, for Ackerman, a chance to reconcile his past with his present. 'The Fifth Act' is a document that brings the weight of twenty years of war to bear on a single week at its bitter end.
Main title:
The fifth act : America's end in Afghanistan / Elliot Ackerman.
Author:
Ackerman, Elliot, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2023.
Collation:
288 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780008532710 (pbk)
Dewey class:
958.1047
LC class:
DS371.412
Local class:
958.104
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3470703