Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2010.
vi, 166 p. : charts ; 30 cm.
(The Letort papers ; [no. 38])
1584874473
Taliban – Influence. Afghan War, 2001- – Casualties. Afghan War, 2001- – United States – Public opinion. Afghan War, 2001- – Foreign public opinion, British. Afghan War, 2001- – Foreign public opinion, Canadian. Afghan War, 2001- – Foreign public opinion, Australian. Afghan War, 2001- – Foreign public opinion, French. Afghan War, 2001- – Foreign public opinion, German.
DS 371.412 .M55 2010 + /PDF/(0.98MB)
21548 3ACKU000361971
June 2010.
“Includes bibliography and references”—(p. 130-166).
Contents: Introduction—The good war? : American public opinion and the war in Afghanistan—Casualties—Casualties plus politics—Afghan-specific explanations—The deputy sheriff : Australian public opinion and the Afghan war—Casualties—Casualties plus politics—Afghanistan-specific theories—Back on Afghanistan's plains : public support for the Afghan war in Britain—Casualties—Casualties plus politics—Afghan-specific theories—Farewell to the blue helmets : Canadian public opinion on Afghanistan—Casualties—Casualties plus politics—Afghanistan-specific theories—Conclusion—Sarkozy's war : France takes to the frontline—Casualties—Casualties plus politics—Afghanistan-specific theories—Still struggling with the guilt of the past : Germany's Afghan agonies—Casualties—Casualties plus politics—Afghanistan-specific theories—Conclusion—Summary—Bibliography.