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Read on to see sebastian junger and evan thomas talk about their books. Sebastian junger on the thrill and hell of war the author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and 2008 as a reporter embedded with part of the u. Colleague and filmmaker sebastian junger traces hetheringtons work across the worlds battlefields to reveal how he transcended the boundaries of imagemaking to become a luminary in his profession. For 15 months, sebastian junger accompanied a single platoon of thirty men from the celebrated 2nd battalion of the u. His analysis and thoughts are clearly presented and backed with documentation.
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