Esquire "The Magazine for Men" -- Including all the great writers, illustrators, pictorials, vintage advertisements, fashion and more -- Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! Issue Date: August 2002; Vol 138 No 2 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. Any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ON THE COVER: HILARY SWANK photographed exclusively for Esquire by Lorenzo AGIUS. Tank top and panties by Caivin Klein. A Woman We Love: Hilary Swank "I was inthe middie of my sophomore year when we took off in the Olds 88... ." A brief curriculum vitae, in her own words, from the Oscar winning star of this summer's Insomnia, who once worried that she wasn't a good enough actress to stay as a series regular on 90210. INTERVIEWED BY CAL FUSSMAN. Dubious Achievements: Special Edition: The War on Terrorism: Single-Elimination Playoff Battle Royale! Thirty-two contenders -- from Evildoers to Noam Chomsky to Ashleigh Banfleld -- for one honor: to he named the most deliriously Dubious personage of the whole harrowing enterprise. BY STEPHEN SHERRILL. The Very Baring Life of STEVEN SODERBERGH: A remarkable Q A with the busy director of Traffic, Erin Brockovich,, and Ocean's Eleven, who talks to Esquire about his new movie, Full Frontal; the evidence for thought after death; the trouble with films about issues; and his pretty cool idea for a movie like none you've eve seen. BY JOHN H. RICHARDSON. WAR STORIES: MAZAR-I-SHARIF: In the first major battle of the war in Afghanistan, an extraordinary cadre of Li S. troops introduced a new way to wage war. This is the previously untold tale of one of the secret men who waged it -- and of an elite unit you've never heard of before. BY WIL S. HYLTON. WHAT I'VE LEARNED: General Tommy Franks on Clausewitz, margaritas, and Osama tbin laden: "over time, we surely will capture him or kill him" INTERVIEWED BY CAL FUSSMAN. ANACONDA: In early March, the Army's 10th Mountain Division attempted to ambush Qaeda and Taliban fighters holding out in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan -- and found them setves in the middle of the costliest battle for American soldiers since Somalia. On the front Unes with the men of Operation Anaconda. BY JOHN SACK. WHAT WENT WRONG: Lieutenant David Todd returned from Vietnam barely alive, tortured by memory, one leg amputated, the other a close calL Then things got rough. A sequel to "JuIy 69." ESQUIRE ACTION BY PM O'BRIEN. Man at His Best: A tete-a-tete with Babe Neuwirth, Bob Kerrey on war, the truth about tornadoes, wines of the rich and famous, and Ethan Hawke, novelist. Plus, the Answer FelI.a on how to pick up women, and Italian actress Asia Argento goes XXX. Men and Women: Aside from the obvious, what are the fundamental differences between the sexes? For measurable distinctions, we consuited science. And for intangible ones, we turned to a higher authority women. The Portfolio: Chris Whittle has a taste for bigideas. Nowhis biggest idea yet -- the privatization of pubs lic education, via his company Edison Schools -- is in crisis, and Whittle is again courting investors. Is this anyway to make money? (BY DAVID WHITFORD). The Game: Cael Sanderson is the best college wrestler the sport has ever seen. One day this past spring, the wrestling faithful made a pilgrimage to an arena in Albany, New York, to see an undefeated Sanderson take on the final opponent of his Division I career. BY SCOTT RAAB. The Body: Voluntary, preventive whole-body CT scans promise a wealth of information meant to put your mind at ease. So why do they cause patients and doctors so much worry? BY CURTIS PESMEN Plus: One man's encounter with whole-body scanning. The Screen: In the new One Hour Photo, Robin Williams plays his third bad guy in a row. If his past is any hint, it won't be his last. Unfortunately for us. BY TOM CARSON. This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. Any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Magazine is COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD + condition (see photo), Approx 8 1/2" X 11" Standard magazine Format. Vintage Esquire magazines are more and more sought after as time goes by, and they are getting more scarce on the market!