Jason Burke

Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization by Justin Marozzi reviewed

Early every morning through the spring of 2002, US troops at Bagram airfield on the Shomali plains north of Kabul assembled on a makeshift parade ground. After the daily briefing, an officer announced the number of days since 9/11, read a short obituary of a victim of the attack and reminded the troops of their … Read more