‘The Dust of Kandahar: A Diplomat Among Warriors in Afghanistan’

By Jonathan S. Addleton of Macon

253 pages, $32.95 (Naval Institute Press, Annapolis)

What it’s about: “The Dust of Kandahar” movingly bears witness to the reality of America’s longest war. Described by one critic as “a profound work of intense humanity,” it includes a harrowing firsthand account of the deadly April 2013 IED attack that killed five, casting a dark shadow over everything that follows.

Author’s favorite lines: The first line: “At the age of 55 I went to war.” The last line: “I too will always remember, I too can never forget.”

Where to find it: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 5080 Riverside Drive, Macon; amazon.com

By the same author: “Some Far and Distant Place” (University of Georgia Press); “Undermining the Center” (Oxford University Press); “Mongolia and the United States: A Diplomatic History” (Hong Kong University Press)

This story was originally published January 26, 2017 at 10:36 AM with the headline "‘The Dust of Kandahar: A Diplomat Among Warriors in Afghanistan’."