The wrong war : grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan / Bing West.
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TextLanguage: Publication details: New York : Random House, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxii, 307 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781400068739
- 9781588369321
- DS 371.412 .W47 2011
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“Includes bibliography”—(p. [289-291).
“Bing West, New York Times bestselling author of the strongest tribe”—cover page.
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.
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