News from the red desert /

The novel begins on the Kandahar Airfield in late 2001. At its heart are the men and women who have come to Afghanistan to seek purpose, adventure and danger, by engaging in the most bewitching and treacherous of human pursuits: making war. In a powerful climax that tests everyone's loyalty and...

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Main Author: Patterson, Kevin, 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Random House Canada, 2016.
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