TITLE:
The American war in Afghanistan : a history / Carter Malkasian.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press,
Physical Description:
ix, 561 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
The American War in Afghanistan is a full history of the war in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2020. It covers political, cultural, strategic, and tactical aspects of the war and details the actions and decision-making of the United States, Afghan government, and Taliban. The work follows a narrative format to go through the 2001 US invasion, the state-building of 2002-2005, the Taliban offensive of 2006, the US surge of 2009-2011, the subsequent drawdown, and the peace talks of 2019-2020. The book examines the overarching questions of the war: Why did the United States fail? What opportunities existed to reach a better outcome? Why did the United States not withdraw from the war?
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780197550779
