It describes the war which continues to afflict the afghan people as well as the geopolitical context and part played by vertain powers in the region, and by the united states, in the talibans dramatic expansion. A new book tries to help more americans understand what its really like at war in iraq and afghanistan. Many veterans of the afghanistan war remain wary of the withdrawal accord, even as they welcome a potential end to the long war. Oconnell, the essays collected here represent nine different perspectives on the warall from veterans of the conflict, both american and afghan. The best books on understanding the war in afghanistan. A confidential trove of government documents obtained by the washington post reveals that senior u.
Voices from iraq and afghanistan, just published by springer publishing company, reveals the rarely exposed world of the war nurse. The new book, ashleys war, focuses on ashley white stumpf, who. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. The man who made millions off the afghan war the new yorker. William dalrymples top 10 books on afghanistan books. Marsden has written a compact book about the ultrafundamentalist islamic movement known as the taliban that has ruled most of afghanistan since 1996.
The soldiers of this division faced combat for well over a year, and tells of the incredible journey of the division as they fought in one of the most unforgiving locations during the war. The fighters americans in combat in afghanistan and iraq by c. Why we couldnt win the war or the peace in afghanistan, offers a fresh and needed analysis of the political miscalculations and lack of strategic. Special ops program put woman in afghanistan warzones. List of books and articles about afghan history online. Chivers, a senior writer for the new york times and a former marine infantry officer, begins his new book with a description of an american weapon, equipped with gps sensors and a guidance system. What the frontier of afghanistan tells us about the war. Elliot is a good writer but not that much of a thinker. As a book on a topical and timely subject, it offers a very richly detailed account and is written with great verve. The forever war is one of the books about the war in afghanistan and iraq that gives a detailed account of how america deals with the challenges faced during the wars. But recently retired army lieutenant general daniel bolger, who played key roles in afghanistan and iraq in his 35year career, wasnt coy when it came time to titling his upcoming book why we lost.
Discover the best afghan war military history in best sellers. Book exposes new zealands coverup of possible war crime in afghanistan new zealand recently ranked as the least corrupt country in the world by the transparency indexs corruptions. Chivers speaks with nprs mary louise kelly about his new book, the fighters. Our latest longest war is a chronicle of how, why, and in what ways the war in afghanistan failed. The afghanistan war and islamic fundamentalism in the late 1970s the government faced increasing popular opposition to its social policies. Afghanistan war, 2001, individual wars, nook books. New book on afghanistan war is revealing, misleading by scott taylor may. New book on afghanistan war is revealing, misleading the. New book outlines responsible strategy for ending war in. Booktopia buy afghan war books online from australias leading online bookstore. The war in afghanistan is the longest war in us history. Together, the two volumes are more than a 1,500page thick opus on futility, confusion, misplaced hopes and serious errors.
Finally, a realistic iraq war novel the new republic. The book presents a balanced, welldocumented critique of the war in afghanistan combined with a thoughtful plan for withdrawal, writes lt. This article is more than 5 years old in his state of the union address, president obama touted the end of the u. The article touches on some of the civilmilitary problems in afghanistan, the importance of better understanding the.
From the cia to the fbi, my secret life taking down some of the worlds most notorious terrorists. A different view of the afghan war yields the same grim truth the. New book reveals disputes in obama administration over. The new book whose title is taken from the name of the pakistani spy wing providing covert support to the taliban chronicles u. Andrew exum recommends the best books for understanding the war in afghanistan. Carsten jensens novel the first stone follows the brutal experiences of a platoon of danish soldiers deployed in the americanled coalition. This is not about afghanistan, but rather a book that made a big contribution to the theoretical framework for understanding violence in civil war. Another book on the new york times bestseller list, outlaw platoon follows the armys 10th mountain division as they trek through the hostile territory in the mountains of afghanistan. By 1979 guerrilla opposition forces, popularly called mujahidin islamic warriors, were active in much of the country, fighting both soviet forces and the sovietbacked afghan government. Scott horton on the endless war in afghanistan mises.
This is the definitive treatment of the war itself, the history and factions involved, and the disturbing policy mindset that keeps this deeply unpopular conflict churning. Correspondent reflects on nearly 17 years of war in afghanistan in the fighters pulitzer prizewinning author c. In turners second, brilliant book of war poetry, war follows the poet home. American air strikes in afghanistan have increased since august 2017 reuters. Yes, in picking five books on the war in afghanistan, i chose three books on afghanistan and two on conflict itself. His travels are exciting, but compared to the places in between, they fall flat. Fragmentation of afghanistan yale university press. Arjomand, state university of new york, stony brook.
Afghanistan war, international conflict beginning in 2001 that was triggered by the september 11 attacks. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. A reporter reveals the true stories of six everyday servicemen on the battlefields of afghanistan and iraq. Former soldier, andrew exum, tells us about flawed policy, unhappy outcomes and what could and should have been different. Edited by historian and marine lieutenant colonel aaron b. Your next choice is the logic of violence in civil war by stathis kalyvas. Bushs wars in iraq and afghanistan, but rather, more of the same. His views of afghanistan are very romantic and blackandwhite, and the book is a lot about him. New book helps americans understand war in iraq and.
Steve colls new book picks up where he left off in ghost wars, published in 2004. The author was a foreign correspondent for the new york times, and gives a historical account of afghanistan and the taliban as it rose to power in the 90s. The us has repeatedly misdiagnosed the war in afghanistan. One of the great pleasures of writing my new book, return of a king. The kite runner by khaled hosseini, one bullet away.
The making of a marine officer by nathaniel fick, war by sebastian. On the ground in afghanistan and iraq the new york times. Some of the best books out there about the wars in iraq and afghanistan score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Key figures in the afghanistan war said washington tolerated graft by unsavory warlords, drug traffickers and contractors because they were seen as u. This is the book we need to put the afghan revolution and civil war definitively on the cognitive map of the educated public. Political debate in washington has focussed on the number of troops deployed in afghanistan and the losses that they. Carter malkasian, one of the american governments top experts on afghanistan, spent two years with locals in one remote district, resulting in his new book, war comes to garmser. It is essential reading for those seeking a new way forward in afghanistan, he says. The best books on understanding the war in afghanistan five. Kite runner author on writing, afghanistan, and his new book. Correspondent reflects on nearly 17 years of war in. Following the september 11 attacks in 2001 on the us, which president george w.
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