Author Sebastian Junger explores how combat transforms soldiers in the new PBS documentary Going To War War, as the saying goes, is hell. But it’s an incredibly complex and paradoxical form of hell ...

Award-winning journalist Sebastian Junger has reported extensively on the treatment of the U.S. military both domestically and abroad while embedded in Afghanistan with a combat platoon. And while he ...

He discovered and nurtured Michael Lewis, Sebastian Junger and many other authors. He had, Mr. Lewis said, “the storytelling equivalent of perfect pitch.” By Sam Roberts In his new memoir, Junger, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Non-fiction author Sebastian Junger left his mark on the genre in 1997 with "The Perfect Storm." He went on to become a war ...

"There are two things that we all have complete control over, that can’t be taken away from us, and that you’re not born with: courage and compassion." -- Sebastian Junger In this episode of "Literary ...

Sebastian Junger's new book, "Tribe," looks at soldiers returning home from war. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that veterans often don't feel like they belong to the society they fought for. War is ...

It is human nature to desire freedom and community — the two, in many cases, seemingly at odds with each other. Freedom is difficult to achieve without safety, and while a group can offer such ...

If you ask 100 Americans how they define freedom, you'll get 100 different answers — and there might be fewer similarities than you'd think. The concept seems simple enough, but there are so many ...

Sebastian Junger has lived multiple lives and almost died in many of them. There was his accident while working for a tree-felling company that inspired him to research a book on dangerous jobs, which ...

In June 2020, Sebastian Junger, the author best known for his blockbuster book “The Perfect Storm,” experienced a life-threatening and profoundly altering experience: An artery in his pancreas ...