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The day after : why America wins the war but loses the peace
- Title
- The day after : why America wins the war but loses the peace / Brendan R. Gallagher.
- Author
- Gallagher, Brendan R., 1978-
- Publication
- Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2019.
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- xi, 308 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The author explores why we won decisive military victories in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya but then had no coherent plan to address the aftermath for each, ultimately costing thousands of lives and trillions of dollars, and whether now, with the benefit of hindsight, we can discern what happened and learn from it"--
- Subjects
- Libya
- Nation-building
- United States
- Postwar reconstruction
- Peace-building, American
- United States > Military policy
- Civil War (Libya : 2011- )
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Postwar reconstruction > Case studies
- Serbia
- Nation-building > United States > Case studies
- History
- Kosovo War (Serbia : 1998-1999)
- Military participation > American
- Afghan War (2001- )
- Peace-building, American > Case studies
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Since 1989
- Iraq
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Libya > History > Civil War, 2011- > Participation, American
- United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
- Military policy
- Case studies
- Kosovo (Republic)
- Kosovo War, 1998-1999 > Participation, American
- Genre/Form
- Case studies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : why do we win the war but lose the peace? -- Kosovo : not perfect, but tolerable -- Afghanistan : a road to incoherence -- Iraq : the worst of all worlds -- Libya : a slippery slope -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-8589
- ISBN
- 9781501739620
- 150173962X
- LCCN
- 2019008044
- 40029360701
- OCLC
- 1078884008
- Author
- Gallagher, Brendan R., 1978- author.
- Title
- The day after : why America wins the war but loses the peace / Brendan R. Gallagher.
- Publisher
- Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- Since 1989
- Other Form:
- Online version: Gallagher, Brendan R., 1978- Day after. Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501739637 (DLC) 2019018062
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029360701
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-8589