{"product_id":"they-will-have-to-die-now-9780393358506","title":"They Will Have to Die Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “It’s a small miracle that a writer as good as James Verini witnessed the battle of Mosul.… It will take its place among the very best war writing of the past two decades.” —George Packer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[James Verini] has written not only a deeply human account of the conflict but also a fascinating historical investigation of Mosul itself.\" -- Elliott Ackerman - New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"Verini’s firsthand account of the Battle of Mosul is a thing of terrible beauty.\" -- Jonathan Franzen\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] deeply reported, beautifully written first-person account.\" -- Anne Barnard - Foreign Affairs\u003cbr\u003e\"Superb.… Verini has provided us, at great physical risk, and with impressive intellectual rigor, a map of the complex factors that determined—and still determine—our success or failure against groups like ISIS in Iraq.\" -- Phil Klay - American Affairs Journal\u003cbr\u003e\"A painful, moving, and necessary read.… [Verini] was able to capture the truth of war in Iraq (and of Iraq itself) in a way that precious few writers have. In fact, he helped me to make more sense, over a decade later, of my own deployment.\" -- David French - National Review\u003cbr\u003e\"A vivid and bare-knuckles account of the fight against ISIS. \u003cem\u003eThey Will Have to Die Now\u003c\/em\u003e will stand up with some of the best war reporting.\" -- Tom Bowman - NPR\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThey Will Have to Die Now\u003c\/em\u003e is an exceptional study both of modern war and of the most significant battle in the war against Islamic State. I read each page with relish and gratitude.\" -- Anthony Lloyd - Times (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] eloquent, awesome account.\" -- Robert Fisk - Independent\u003cbr\u003e\"A necessary book… Verini’s front-line reporting is exhilarating.\" -- Duncan White - Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\"Most war reporters pay short visits to the front lines, grabbing images and stories that shock us and, at their best, sketch a few details of the larger story. Great ones, like Verini, immerse you in the danger and horror and thrill and black comedy of these places with novelistic detail.\" -- Mark Bowden - Airmail","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525157921111,"sku":"9780393358506","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393358506.jpg?v=1731859451","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/they-will-have-to-die-now-9780393358506","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}