The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War

The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War

A Washington Post Best Book of 2021

The #1 New York Times bestselling investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about Ame…

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