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Elliot Ackerman - The Fifth Act- America's End In Afghanistan Mp3
A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war’s echoing legacy
Elliot Ackerman left the American military ten years ago, but his time in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Marines and later as a CIA paramilitary officer marked him indelibly. When the Taliban began to close in on Kabul in August 2021 and the Afghan regime began its death spiral, he found himself pulled back into the conflict. Afghan nationals who had worked closely with the American military and intelligence communities for years now faced brutal reprisal and sought frantically to flee the country with their families. The official US government evacuation effort was a bureaucratic failure that led to a humanitarian catastrophe. With former colleagues and friends protecting the airport in Kabul, Ackerman joined an impromptu effort by a group of journalists and other veterans to arrange flights and negotiate with both Taliban and American forces to secure the safe evacuation of hundreds. These were desperate measures taken during a desperate end to America's longest war. For Ackerman, it also became a chance to reconcile his past with his present.
The Fifth Act is an astonishing human document that brings the weight of twenty years of war to bear on a single week, the week the war ended. Using the dramatic rescue efforts in Kabul as his lattice, Ackerman weaves a personal history of the war's long progression, beginning with the initial invasion in the months after 9/11. It is a play in five acts, the fifth act being the story’s tragic denouement, a prelude to Afghanistan's dark future. Any listener who wants to understand what went wrong with the war’s trajectory will find a trenchant account here. But The Fifth Act also brings listeners into close contact with a remarkable group of characters, American and Afghan, who fought the war with courage and dedication, and at great personal cost. Ackerman's story is a first draft of history that feels like a timeless classic.
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Elliot Ackerman - The Fifth Act- America's End in Afghanistan.epub
52.9 MB
The Fifth Act - 001 - The Fifth Act America's End in Afghanistan.mp3
144.8 KB
The Fifth Act - 002 - Dedication.mp3
115.7 KB
The Fifth Act - 003 - Epigraph.mp3
181.4 KB
The Fifth Act - 004 - Act I The Convoy of 109.mp3
300.2 KB
The Fifth Act - 005 - Prologue A Hotel room, Rome, at Night.mp3
2.8 MB
The Fifth Act - 006 - Scene I Fort Story, 2002.mp3
4.1 MB
The Fifth Act - 007 - Scene II Khost, 2011.mp3
2.6 MB
The Fifth Act - 008 - Scene III The Colosseum, Rome, in the morning.mp3
2 MB
The Fifth Act - 009 - Scene IV Washington, D.C., 2021.mp3
3 MB
The Fifth Act - 010 - Scene V Gladiator school, Rome, in the afternoon.mp3
6.3 MB
The Fifth Act - 011 - Scene VI Paktika Province, 2010.mp3
6.7 MB
The Fifth Act - 012 - Scene VII A hotel room, Rome, at night.mp3
4.1 MB
The Fifth Act - 013 - Act II The Second Convoy.mp3
367.7 KB
The Fifth Act - 014 - Scene I Shewan, Farah Province, 2008.mp3
6 MB
The Fifth Act - 015 - Scene II A train from Rome to Venice.mp3
4.5 MB
The Fifth Act - 016 - Scene III Shewan, Farah Province, 2008.mp3
5.9 MB
The Fifth Act - 017 - Scene IV A hotel room, Venice, at night.mp3
6.7 MB
The Fifth Act - 018 - Scene V Outskirts east of Shewan, 2008.mp3
8.3 MB
The Fifth Act - 019 - Scene VI A hotel room, Venice, at night.mp3
6.1 MB
The Fifth Act - 020 - Act III The North Gate.mp3
214.3 KB
The Fifth Act - 021 - Scene I Lobby of the Essex House, New York, 2016.mp3
8.4 MB
The Fifth Act - 022 - Scene II The Hotel Danieli, Venice.mp3
7.5 MB
The Fifth Act - 023 - Scene III Firebase Thomas, Herat Province, 2008.mp3
3.6 MB
The Fifth Act - 024 - Scene IV Torcello, Venice.mp3
6.1 MB
The Fifth Act - 025 - Scene V Firebase Thomas, Herat Province, 2008.mp3
2.9 MB
The Fifth Act - 026 - Scene VI A hotel room in Venice.mp3
1.7 MB
The Fifth Act - 027 - Scene VII Zerkoh Valley, Herat Province, 2008.mp3
2.1 MB
The Fifth Act - 028 - Scene VIII A taxi to the airport.mp3
7.1 MB
The Fifth Act - 029 - Act IV The Abbey Gate.mp3
260.1 KB
The Fifth Act - 030 - Scene I Washington, D.C., 2020.mp3
7.6 MB
The Fifth Act - 031 - Scene II Arlington National Cemetery, 2008.mp3
2.3 MB
The Fifth Act - 032 - Scene III A stone house, Puglia.mp3
2.7 MB
The Fifth Act - 033 - Scene IV Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, 2009.mp3
11.7 MB
The Fifth Act - 034 - Scene V The Pentagon, 2010.mp3
7.2 MB
The Fifth Act - 035 - Scene VI A stone house, Puglia.mp3
5.5 MB
The Fifth Act - 036 - Act V The Fifth Act.mp3
286.7 KB
The Fifth Act - 037 - Scene I An office, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.mp3
9.9 MB
The Fifth Act - 038 - Scene II The US Naval Academy.mp3
15.7 MB
The Fifth Act - 039 - Epilogue A refugee camp, Doha, Qatar.mp3
1.2 MB
The Fifth Act - 040 - Not Helen's face, nor Paris was at fault; But by the gods was this destruction brought. - Virgil, The Aeneid.mp3
