The Good War: Why We Couldn’t Win War Or Peace In Afghanistan Jack Fairweather Vintage Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Timely Lesson In The Perils Of Nation-Building And Sobering Reminder Limits Military Power From Costa Award Winning Author Volunteer Its Earliest Days American-Led War Afghanistan Appeared To Be Triumph - ‘Good War’ Comparison Debacle Iraq It Has Since Turned Into One Longest Most Expensive Wars Recent History Story How This Good Went So Bad May Well Turn Out Defining Tragedy Twenty-First Century Yet As Acclaimed Correspondent Jack Fairweather Explains Should Also Give Us Reason Hope For An Outcome Grounded Afghan Reality Provides First Full Narrative 2001 Invasion 2014 Withdrawal Drawing On Hundreds Interviews Previously Unpublished Archives Months Experience Living Reporting Traces Course Conflict Inception After 9 11 Drawdown Process He Explores Righteous Intentions Astounding Hubris That Caused West’s Strategy Flounder Refuting Long-Held Notion Could Have Been Won With More Troops Cash Argues Only By Accepting Limitations Presence Taliban Ubiquity Poppy Production Country’s Inherent Unsuitability Rapid Western-Style Development Can We Help Restore Peace Shattered Land Leads Readers White House Situation Room Outposts Warlords’ Palaces Insurgents’ Dens Explain British Allies Might Salvaged Campaign Must Rethink Other ‘Good’ Future Σελίδες: 528 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm