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98/100Author:
Carter Malkasian
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Inc.
Date:
August 1, 2021
The American War in Afghanistan is a full history of the war in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2020. It covers political, cultural, strategic, and tactical aspects of the war and details the actions and decision-making of the United States, Afghan government, and Taliban.
What The Reviewers Say
[Malkasian] provides a broad-reaching and quietly authoritative overview of U.S. involvement, from 9/11 onward. He is good on military operations, including the Battle of Marjah in 2010. No less important, he enlightens us on the Afghan part of the story.
[A] comprehensive history of the longest armed conflict in US history.
A rigorous, blow-by-blow chronicle of the US war in Afghanistan.
