Killing the Cranes: A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan (Hardcover) by Edward Girardet

from TimBazzett

Journalist Edward Girardet's KILLING THE CRANES will probably not be a popular book in the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. There are too many career politicians and professional war-mongers who will feel threatened by what Girardet has to say. After more than thirty years of reporting on...

from froxgirl

This book is as complete a tale of the misery of Afghanistan as could be written by a reporter who was there. On the positive side: the incredible hospitality of the Afghan people, who give to the visitor and traveler when they themselves have little to spare. The rest: misery, death, and the imp...

from TimBazzett

Journalist Edward Girardet's KILLING THE CRANES will probably not be a popular book in the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. There are too many career politicians and professional war-mongers who will feel threatened by what Girardet has to say. After more than thirty years of reporting on...

from froxgirl

This book is as complete a tale of the misery of Afghanistan as could be written by a reporter who was there. On the positive side: the incredible hospitality of the Afghan people, who give to the visitor and traveler when they themselves have little to spare. The rest: misery, death, and the imp...