Customer Reviews

Unbiased, informative and thought provoking. - By: M. D. Harris, 29 Sep 2008
Comparisons between this book & Michael Herr's 'Dispatches' are inevitable as they both share the same snapshot story format. The word 'dispatches' also featuresin 'The Forever War's' subtitle - which I suspect is no coincidence. As I considered Herr's book to be one of finest books on war ever written & I was keen to read this 21st century version.

'The Forever War' is mostly about Afghanistan & Iraq after the American led invasions, but there are sections prior to that. It's writtenin a very unbiased manner leaving the reader to draw there own conclusions from the stories involving US troops, insurgents, civilians, politicians & war profiteers. The style of writing is very matter of fact, but rarely dry or dull & never it romanticises warin the way that Herr's book occasionally could. It does an excellent job of showing just how complex the situationin middle east & Iraqin particular really is, however the book points no fingers of blame & is neither anti-war or pro-warin tone.

I would recommend this book to anyone really, whether you agree with the warsin Afghanistan & Iraq or not. Regardless of your viewpoint reading 'The Forever War' will give all but the most blinkered readers something to think about.