This is the greatest strength of A Rumor of War. It shatters the illusions about war that we allow ourselves to be fooled by. It unravels war’s alienating jargon and casts aside all of our comforting platitudes. It lets you in, whoever you might be, wherever you might be, and whenever you might be. And it does so without asking for anything other than your consideration of one man’s attempt to be honest about what happens when human beings are trapped in war’s terrible orbit.
