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041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781400068739 |
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International Standard Book Number |
9781588369321 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
DS 371.412 .W47 2011 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
West, Francis J. |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The wrong war : grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan / Bing West. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
1st ed. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : Random House, c2011. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xxii, 307 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
“Includes bibliography”—(p. [289-291). |
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General note |
“Bing West, New York Times bestselling author of the strongest tribe”—cover page. |
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General note |
Contents: Note to the reader—Preface—Introduction—Part one : the north—1. Sisyphus : pacifying the capillary valleys—2. They always held the high ground—3. Battalion 1-32 returns : the counterinsurgency effect—4. Flesh and blood—5. Finest stand—6. The bravest warrior—7. 1,500-Mile sanctuary—Part two : the south—8. A profession, not a creed—9. How to clear a district—10. Limits of success—11. Circular strategy—12. Professionals’ war—13. Setback—14. Petraeus takes command—15. What is good enough?—16. The way out—acknowledgments—Appendixes—Note—Bibliography—Index. |
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
Language note |
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650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghan War, 2001-. |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
United States – Armed Forces – Afghanistan. |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghan War, 2001- – United States. |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghan War, 2001- – Commando operations. |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Afghan war, 2001- – Congresses. |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Postwar reconstruction – Afghanistan. |
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Nonpublic note |
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8480 |