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An unwinnable war : Australia in Afghanistan / Karen Middleton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publication, 2011.Description: [5], 382 p. : map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780522857665
  • 9780522860498
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.412. M53 2011
Summary: Abstract: This book charts for the first time the decisions, motives and influences that carried Australia into Afghanistan. Based on interviews with dozens of key political and military figures in Australia and abroad, the book looks at the role of domestic politics and the decision to also wage war in Iraq.
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“If you walk away from something that’s difficult in the hope that it will go away, it never does go away / John Howard ; it’s in Australia’s national interest to be there full stop / Julia Gillard”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Abstract: This book charts for the first time the decisions, motives and influences that carried Australia into Afghanistan. Based on interviews with dozens of key political and military figures in Australia and abroad, the book looks at the role of domestic politics and the decision to also wage war in Iraq.

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