The Longest War

The Longest War
Peter Bergen (Auteur)

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'For years, I tried to read every new novel about 9/11. Some were thoughtful, but I always came away unsatisfied, feeling that the authors had worked hard but had somehow fallen short. As I read the stunning first section of Peter Bergen's new book, I realised I had been looking in the wrong genre. But be warned you'll read the longest war and weep'
The Scotsman 22/2
'So the war is not over. Yet weariness of it, a change of American Leadership, the emergence of other pressing problems and a widespread suspicion that the terrorists' capability was exaggerated have made it less prominent. That makes Mr Bergen's readable and well-reported appraisal timely'
The Economist 8/2

'Bergen has, through his books, journalism and lecturing, established a reputation as one of America's foremost al-Qaida experts. Bergen, with this detailed, serious, scrupulously fair, perceptive and sometimes startling work has made a significant contribution to us doing exactly that'
The Observer 6/2
'This is a gripping and disturbing book. It reminds us that wars have a logic of their own that escapes the control of politicians and generals'
The Sunday Express 30/1
"For readers interested in a highly informed, wide-angled, single-volume briefing on the war on terror so far, The Longest War is clearly that essential book."
--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"For years, I tried to read every new novel about how 9/11 affected our lives. Some were very thoughtful, but I always came away unsatisfied, feeling that the authors had worked hard but had somehow fallen short. As I read the stunning first section of Peter L. Bergen's new book on the war between the United States and Al Qaeda, I realized I had been looking in the wrong genre. None of the novels were as effective or moving as "The Longest War," which is a history of our time. … "The Longest War" is one of the most important accounts on the subject to appear in years. But be warned: You will read it and weep."
-Thomas E. Ricks, The New York Times Book Review
"The Longest War is Mr. Bergen's magnum opus…. essential reading."
--The Washington Times
"His important history of the war on terrorism….The greatest strength of "The Longest War" is that it provides a detailed history of what has occurred since al-Qaeda first appeared on the terrorist scene. Uniquely, it tells the history from three sides: the Americans involved in prosecuting the war; ordinary Muslims, the vast majority of whom remain unmoved by bin Laden's siren call; and the many terrorists and sympathizers whom Bergen has sought out in the field or whose voluminous writings he expertly synthesizes. "The Longest War" is also a very good read."
--Jessica Stern, Washington Post
"The Longest War is ambitious both in scope and aims…you need to understand al-Qaida, and Bergen, with this detailed, serious, scrupulously fair, perceptive and sometimes startling work has made a significant contribution to us doing exactly that."
--Jason Burke, The Guardian
"The Longest War is by far the best and most comprehensive book on the conflict so far."
--Christina Lamb, Sunday Times
"A grippingly important work that belongs on the shelf alongside The Looming Tower and Ghost Wars."---The Daily Beast
The Longest War is his history of a daunting subject that succeeds where other books have failed. That's because the author was one of the few people onto al-Qaeda years before the instant experts cropped up. And he is still there watching, long after most of those so-called experts packed it in and moved on.
--Colin Freeze, The Globe and Mail
"A revelatory, pull-no-punches history of the War on Terror, from before 9/11 to the present day…One of the deepest and most disturbing investigations of one of the defining issues of our era."-Kirkus, starred review
‘Based on dozens of interviews and thousands of documents, this book is a well-researched introduction to the subject’
Daily Telegraph 19/3