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xxi, 376 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations, black and white maps ; 24 cm |
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| Contents |
State of the war : office of the Secretary of Defense -- Arabs, Afghans, and Americans : the war of ideas -- The Tagab Valley : patrolling to ambush -- The clinic in Achin : development dilemmas -- The road to Musa Qala : the Taliban are back -- The French in Maruf : a pawn in a diplomatic game -- Operation Perth : war by consensus -- Back to Washington : the Pentagon and the White House -- The Mangal tribe : protecting people we can't access -- The elder in Khost : risk aversion and the cost of inaction -- Night raid : the catch-and-release detention system -- Blackbeard rising : the Afghan National Army Commandos -- On the border with Pakistan : the rocket's red glare -- The tribes of Chamkani : the community defense initiative -- Washington again : wishing the problem away. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Waltz, Michael G.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American.
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Special forces (Military science) -- United States.
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National security -- United States.
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Special forces (Military science) -- Afghanistan.
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Operation Perth, 2006.
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Civil defense -- Afghanistan.
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United States -- Military policy -- 21st century.
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United States -- Armed Forces.
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| Added Author |
Bergen, Peter L., 1962- writer of foreword.
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Green beret's battles from Washington to Afghanistan |
| ISBN |
1612346316 |
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9781612346311 |
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