Bing West

The Village

In Black Hawk Down, the fight went on for a day. In We Were Soldiers Once & Young, the fighting lasted three days. In The Village, one Marine squad fought for 495 days-half of them died.Few American battles have been so extended, savage and personal.

One Million Steps: A Marine Platoon at War

Battalion 3/5 suffered the highest number of casualties in the war in Afghanistan. This is the story of one platoon in that distinguished battalion.  Aware of U.S. plans to withdraw from the country, knowing their efforts were only a footprint in the san

The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq

This Important Volume: The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq, is an important new chronicle in the Iraq war. Bing West reveals how America reached the brink of defeat in 2006 and then managed in 2007 to stage a stunning turnover. Thi

The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan

America cannot afford to lose the war in Afghanistan, and yet Americans cannot win it. In this definitive account of the conflict, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Bing West provides a practical way out. Drawing on his expertise as both