THE HARDEST PLACE: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley

Captures the culture and reality of the war through both American and Afghan eyes and chronicles the snowballing American missteps that made each unit's job harder than the last. Writes of large-scale missions gone awry, years-long hunts for individuals, and the infantrymen, special operations troops, contractors, and intelligence officers who cycled through. Color photos.