{"product_id":"lord-roberts-valet-abigail-austen-9781517204839","title":"Lord Roberts Valet: Afghanistan. Kandahar. War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's the war that's defined a generation-the lengthiest, most expensive military campaign of the modern day. You've seen the television coverage and the Internet-based news. But you've never seen the inner workings of the War on Terror quite like this.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom 2011 to 2014, Abi Austen served alongside the US Army in Kandahar Province as a NATO consultant-a role that placed her face-to-face with high-ranking officials from the United States, NATO, and Afghanistan. There, she had a front-row view of the madness and mayhem, the heroism and tragedy, to be found behind the veil of warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003ci\u003eLord Roberts Valet\u003c\/i\u003e, Austen introduces readers to the gritty realities of this tumultuous modern conflict, from the personalities behind the action, to the daily minutia of deployment, to the life-altering insanity of living dangerously close to Taliban fighters, all against a backdrop of rockets and gunfire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelving into the past and present of Afghanistan, Austen explores the broader historical context of the Afghan War-including the decision-making processes, what the intentions were, and where they went horribly wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe result is a unique, never-before-told tale from inside the war of a generation by a woman who has been through it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail Austen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517204836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517204839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d","brand":"Abigail Austen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807001596159,"sku":"9781517204839","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6e7d120-b1c0-40ff-aadf-fbda502fe39f.jpg?v=1745378281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lord-roberts-valet-abigail-austen-9781517204839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}