{"product_id":"they-will-have-to-die-james-verini-9780393652475","title":"They Will Have to Die Now: Mosul and the Fall of the Caliphate","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Verini arrived in Iraq in the summer of 2016 to write about life in the Islamic State. He stayed to cover the jihadis' last great stand, the Battle of Mosul, not knowing it would go on for nearly a year, nor that it would become, in the words of the Pentagon, \"the most significant urban combat since WWII.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThey Will Have to Die Now\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader into the heart of the conflict against the most lethal insurgency of our time. We see unspeakable violence, improbable humanity, and occasional humor. We meet an Iraqi major fighting his way through the city with a bad leg; a general who taunts snipers; an American sergeant who removes his glass eye to unnerve his troops; a pair of Moslawi brothers who welcomed the Islamic State, believing, as so many Moslawis did, that it might improve their shattered lives. Verini also relates the rich history of Iraq, and of Mosul, one of the most beguiling cities in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Verini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393652475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393652475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2019 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019","brand":"James Verini","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946586112255,"sku":"9780393652475","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2fcca84e-8192-4dca-a7fc-af386beff934.jpg?v=1681513993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/they-will-have-to-die-james-verini-9780393652475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}