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020			_a9781400068739
020			_a9781588369321
082			_aDS 371.412 .W47 2011
100			_aWest, Francis J.
245			_aThe wrong war : grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan / Bing West.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : Random House, c2011.
300			_axxii, 307 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
500			_a“Includes bibliography”—(p. [289-291).
500			_a“Bing West, New York Times bestselling author of the strongest tribe”—cover page.
500			_aContents: 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			_aEnglish
650			_aAfghan War, 2001-.
650			_aUnited States – Armed Forces – Afghanistan.
650			_aAfghan War, 2001- – United States.
650			_aAfghan War, 2001- – Commando operations.
650			_aAfghan war, 2001- – Congresses.
650			_aPostwar reconstruction – Afghanistan.
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