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The wrong war : grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan
- Title
- The wrong war : grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan / Bing West.
- Author
- West, Francis J.
- Publication
- New York : Random House, c2011.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 11-2303 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xxii, 307 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- From one of America's most renowned war correspondents comes the definitive account of the Afghanistan war, a damning policy assessment, and a compelling and controversial way forward.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-291) and index.
- Contents
- Sisyphus: pacifying the capillary valleys -- They always held the high ground -- Battalion 1-32 returns: the counterinsurgency effect -- Flesh and blood -- Finest stand -- The bravest warrior -- 1,500-mile sanctuary -- A profession, not a creed -- How to clear a district -- Limits of success -- Circular strategy -- Professionals' war -- Setback -- Petraeus takes command -- What is good enough? -- The way out.
- Call Number
- JFE 11-2303
- ISBN
- 9781400068739 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 1400068738 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781588369321 (ebk.)
- 1588369323 (ebk.)
- LCCN
- 2010043107
- OCLC
- 659766251
- Author
- West, Francis J.
- Title
- The wrong war : grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan / Bing West.
- Imprint
- New York : Random House, c2011.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-291) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 11-2303