Bibliograph

The wrong war, grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan, Bing West

Type

Label

The wrong war, grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan, Bing West

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291) and index

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The wrong war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

659766251

Responsibility statement

Bing West

Sub title

grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan

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

Table Of 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

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