Understanding war in Afghanistan
Title:
Understanding war in Afghanistan
Author:
Collins, Joseph J.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Washington, DC : National Defense University Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
xix, 137 pages : color maps ; 23 cm
General Note:
Shipping list no.: 2011-0391-P.
Language:
English
Contents:
Land, people, and culture -- The struggle for independence, modernization, and development -- The Saur "revolution" and the Soviet-Afghan War, 1978-1989 -- The civil war and the advent of the Taliban -- 9/11 and the war against the Taliban government -- Insurgency: theory and practice -- The second war against the Taliban and the struggle to rebuild Afghanistan -- The surge -- A current assessment and contending options -- Conclusion.
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ISBN:
9780160888311
Format :
Book
