The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan

by Michael Hastings

Book Overview

General Stanley McChrystal, the innovative, forward-thinking commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was living large. He was better known to some as Big Stan, M4, Stan, and his loyal staff liked to call him a "rock star." During a spring 2010 trip across Europe to garner additional allied help for the war effort, McChrystal was accompanied by journalist Michael Hastings of "Rolling Stone." For days, Hastings looked on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399159886
• ISBN13: 9780399159886
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Blue Rider Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher