The psychological toll of endless war

The World

In his new book, “The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq,” journalist and former Marine C.J. Chivers profiles six soldiers fighting for the US in Afghanistan and Iraq. Chivers describes the personal trauma the combatants endured and tells host Marco Werman why many of the fighters think the US military has lost its way.

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