TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roy,Kaushik
TI  - War and society in Afghanistan : : from the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013 / 
SN  - 9780198099109 
AV  - DS351.5. R39 2015
PY  - 2015///.
CY  - New Delhi : 
PB  - Oxford University Press, 
KW  - War and society.
KW  - War and society
KW  -  Afghanistan.
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  -  History, Military
KW  -  History.
N1  - Abstract: This monograph analyses the rhythms of war and the geopolitical significance of Afghanistan with a focus on the interrelated concepts of weak/rentier state, great power rivalry, and counter-insurgency. It analyses why the Mughals, the British, the Soviets, and the Americans won the conventional wars in Afghanistan but were defeated in the unconventional ones. It takes a comprehensive view of the history of the region and provides a political and military narrative of conventional and unconventional war in Afghanistan during the last five centuries.--Provided by publisher; Includes bibliographical references; Contents: Mughal Empire and warfare in Afghanistan, 1500-1810 -- British Indian Empire and warfare in Afghanistan, 1810-1947 -- The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979-88 -- US and NATO intervention in Afghanistan -- Afghanistan and the nature of future conflicts.
ER  -