Williams Brian Glyn Afghanistan Declassified: A Guide to America`s Longest War 9780812223446

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Автор: Williams Brian Glyn
Название: Afghanistan Declassified: A Guide to America`s Longest War
ISBN: 9780812223446
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

История Азии

История Ближнего Востока

Афганская война

Коренные народы

География человека

ISBN-10: 0812223446
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 264
Вес: 0.39 кг.
Дата издания: 27.07.2015
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 13 illus.
Размер: 229 x 152 x 15
Ключевые слова: Human geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International),SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies
Подзаголовок: A guide to america`s longest war
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Поставляется из: Англии
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Nearly 100,000 U.S. soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan at the height of the campaign, fighting the longest war in the nations history. But what do Americans know about the land where this conflict is taking place? Many have come to have a grasp of the people, history, and geography of Iraq, but Afghanistan remains a mystery.
Originally published by the U.S. Army to provide an overview of the countrys terrain, ethnic groups, and history for American troops and now updated and expanded for the general public, Afghanistan Declassified fills in these gaps. Historian Brian Glyn Williams, who has traveled to Afghanistan frequently over the past decade, provides essential background to the war, tracing the rise, fall, and reemergence of the Taliban. Special sections deal with topics such as the CIAs Predator drone campaign in the Pakistani tribal zones, the spread of suicide bombing from Iraq to the Afghan theater of operations, and comparisons between the Soviet and U.S. experiences in Afghanistan.
To Williams, a historian of Central Asia, Afghanistan is not merely a theater in the war on terror. It is a primeval, exciting, and beautiful land; not only a place of danger and turmoil but also one of hospitable villagers and stunning landscapes, of great cultural diversity and richness. Williams brings the country to life through his own travel experiences—from living with Northern Alliance Uzbek warlords to working on a major NATO base. National heroes are introduced, Afghanistans varied ethnic groups are explored, key battles—both ancient and current—are retold, and this land that many see as only a frightening setting for prolonged war emerges in three dimensions.

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Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I. The Basics
Chapter 1. The Ethnic Landscape
Chapter 2. Extreme Geography
Part II. History Lessons
Chapter 3. Creating the Afghan State
Chapter 4. Soviet Rule, the Mujahideen,

Afghanistan Declassified: A Guide to America`s Longest War, Williams Brian Glyn