{"product_id":"the-operators-michael-hastings-9780452298965","title":"The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the Netflix original movie \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWar Machine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starring Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, and Ben Kingsley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stake maneuvers, and the political firestorm that shook the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the shadow of the hunt for Bin Laden and the United States' involvement in the Middle East, General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was living large. His loyal staff liked to call him a \"rock star.\" During a spring 2010 trip, journalist Michael Hastings looked on as McChrystal and his staff let off steam, partying and openly bashing the Obama administration. When Hastings's article appeared in Rolling Stone, it set off a political firestorm: McChrystal was unceremoniously fired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Operators\u003c\/i\u003e, Hastings picks up where his Rolling Stone coup ended. From patrol missions in the Afghan hinterlands to senior military advisors' late-night bull sessions to hotel bars where spies and expensive hookers participate in nation-building, Hastings presents a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of what he fears is an unwinnable war. Written in prose that is at once eye-opening and other times uncannily conversational, readers of \u003ci\u003eNo Easy Day\u003c\/i\u003e will take to Hastings' unyielding first-hand account of the Afghan War and its cast of players.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Hastings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452298962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452298965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.20d","brand":"Michael Hastings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809614655743,"sku":"9780452298965","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecc6f96d-5bee-49ba-b61d-00591c77bdfd.jpg?v=1707926992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-operators-michael-hastings-9780452298965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}