The Operators (book)

For the film adaptation, see War Machine (film).
The Operators
Author Michael Hastings
Subject War in Afghanistan (2001–14)
Genre military history
Publisher Blue Rider Press
Publication date
 2012
Pages 417 pages
ISBN 0399159886
OCLC 769821482
Website http://michaelhastings.com/#operators

The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan is a non-fiction book by an American journalist Michael Hastings published in January 2012. The book is being adapted into the film titled War Machine.

Plot

The Operators, a book that details his travels with General Stanley McChrystal and his team in April 2010. It included extensive quotations from over 20 hours of audio recordings of McChrystal and his inner circle. A close read of the book suggests that McChrystal himself told Hastings that Obama was "intimidated and uncomfortable" the first time the president met him. The Daily Beast called it a "book of great consequence...The Operators seems destined to join the pantheon of great GWOT literature".[1] While the Wall Street Journal slammed the book, it was later revealed that the reviewer was a military consultant who had worked for both McChrystal and General Petraeus, which the Journal failed to disclose.[2] The book became a New York Times bestseller.[3]

Film adaptation

Main article: War Machine (film)

On 14 April 2014, it was announced that David Michôd will write and direct The Operators, which was subsequently retitled "War Machine". The film will be jointly produced by Plan B Entertainment, New Regency, Netflix and RatPac Entertainment, with Brad Pitt attached to star.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Gallagher, Matt. "The Operators by Michael Hastings (Review)". Daily Beastdate=January 17, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Can't Give This War Away: January 2012". Waronterrornews.typepad.com. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Ihsan. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. ↑ "'Animal Kingdom' Filmmaker Boards Brad Pitt's Adaptation of Michael Hastings' 'The Operator'". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "David Michod to Direct, Write Brad Pitt's 'The Operators'". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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