[James Verini] has written not only a deeply human account of the conflict but also a fascinating historical investigation of Mosul itself. -- Elliott Ackerman - New York Times Book Review
Verini's firsthand account of the Battle of Mosul is a thing of terrible beauty. -- Jonathan Franzen
[A] deeply reported, beautifully written first-person account. -- Anne Barnard - Foreign Affairs
Superb.... Verini has provided us, at great physical risk, and with impressive intellectual rigor, a map of the complex factors that determined-and still determine-our success or failure against groups like ISIS in Iraq. -- Phil Klay - American Affairs Journal
A painful, moving, and necessary read.... [Verini] was able to capture the truth of war in Iraq (and of Iraq itself) in a way that precious few writers have. In fact, he helped me to make more sense, over a decade later, of my own deployment. -- David French - National Review
A vivid and bare-knuckles account of the fight against ISIS. They Will Have to Die Now will stand up with some of the best war reporting. -- Tom Bowman - NPR
They Will Have to Die Now is an exceptional study both of modern war and of the most significant battle in the war against Islamic State. I read each page with relish and gratitude. -- Anthony Lloyd - Times (UK)
[An] eloquent, awesome account. -- Robert Fisk - Independent
A necessary book... Verini's front-line reporting is exhilarating. -- Duncan White - Telegraph
Most war reporters pay short visits to the front lines, grabbing images and stories that shock us and, at their best, sketch a few details of the larger story. Great ones, like Verini, immerse you in the danger and horror and thrill and black comedy of these places with novelistic detail. -- Mark Bowden - Airmail
