Unwinnable : Britain's war in Afghanistan, 2001-2014
Farrell, Theo, 1967-2018
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British and US forces could have successfully withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2002, having done the job they set out to do: to defeat al-Qaeda and stop it from launching further terrorist attacks against the West. Instead, British troops became part of a larger international effort to stabilise the country. Yet over the following 13 years the British military paid a heavy price for their presence in Helmand province; and when Western troops departed from Afghanistan in 2014, they had failed to stop a Taliban resurgence. In this magisterial study, Theo Farrell explains the origins and causes of the war, providing fascinating insight into the British government's reaction to 9/11 and the steps that led the British Army to Helmand.
Main title:
Unwinnable : Britain's war in Afghanistan, 2001-2014 / Theo Farrell.
Author:
Farrell, Theo, 1967-, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2018.
Collation:
xix, 555 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2017.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781784701321 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
958.104734958.104958.1047
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2515384
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