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Publisher Blue Rider Press Pages 417 pages ISBN 0399159886 OCLC 769821482 | 3.9/5 Goodreads Publication date 2012 Originally published 2012 Genre Military history Adaptations War Machine (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subject War in Afghanistan (2001–14) Similar Michael Hastings books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan is a non-fiction book by an American journalist Michael Hastings published in January 2012. The book is being adapted into the film titled War Machine.
Contents
Plot
The Operators, a book that details his travels with General Stanley McChrystal and his team in April 2010. It included extensive quotations from over 20 hours of audio recordings of McChrystal and his inner circle.
Critical reception
The Daily Beast called it a "book of great consequence...The Operators seems destined to join the pantheon of great GWOT literature". Conversely, in the Wall Street Journal reviewer Mark Moyar slammed the book, stating "In contrast to many of the other correspondents covering Afghanistan, Mr. Hastings has not invested the effort required to comprehend the war's complexities." The book became a New York Times bestseller.
Film adaptation
On 14 April 2014, it was announced that David Michôd will write and direct The Operators, which was subsequently retitled "War Machine". The film will be jointly produced by Plan B Entertainment, New Regency, Netflix and RatPac Entertainment, with Brad Pitt attached to star.