The long war : the inside story of America and Afghanistan since 9/11 /
Inside story of America and Afghanistan since 9/11
David Loyn.
- First edition.
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021.
- viii, 453 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Maps p. x Introduction p. 7 Phase 1 2001-2006: The Die is Cast 1 Not Building a Nation p. 27 2 The Fog of Aid p. 59 Phase 2 2006-2009: The Taliban Return 3 The Biggest Warlord p. 85 4 The Heart Of The Beast p. 109 5 Rack 'Em and Stack 'Em p. 121 Phase 3 2009-2011: The Surge 6 Coin p. 141 7 Obama's War p. 165 8 Owning the Villages p. 185 9 The Bell Curve and the Anaconda p. 221 10 The Counterinsurgency Dilemma p. 241 Phase 4 2011-2014: Drawdown 11 Pivot Point p. 265 12 Triple Transition p. 291 13 Talking To The Taliban-I p. 311 Phase 5 2015-2021: Endgame 14 Afghanistan's War p. 331 15 Enduring Commitment p. 349 16 Talking to the Taliban-II p. 369 17 Election and After p. 381 Acknowledgments p. 399 Picture Credits p. 405 Bibliography p. 407 Notes p. 413 Index p. 441
"As troops pull out of Afghanistan at the end of America's longest war, The Long War uncovers the failures at the start that set the scene for this prolonged conflict. Three American presidents tried to defeat the Taliban - sending 150,000 international troops at the peak and spending a trillion dollars. But early policy mistakes that allowed Osama bin Laden to escape made the task far harder. Deceived by easy victories, they backed ruthless corrupt local allies and misspent aid. The story of The Long War is told by the Generals who led it through the hardest years of combat as surges of international troops tried to turn the tide. Generals including David Petraeus, Stanley McChrystal, Joe Dunford and John Allen were tested in battle as never before. With the reputation of a "warrior monk" McChrystal was considered one of the most gifted military leaders of his generation. He was one of two Generals to be fired in this most public of commands. Holding together the coalition of countries who joined America's fight in Afghanistan was just one part of the multi-dimensional puzzle faced by the Generals, as they fought an elusive and determined enemy while responsible for thousands of young American and allied lives. The Long War goes behind the scenes of their command and of the Afghan government. The fourth president to take on the war, Joe Biden, pulled troops out in 2021 twenty years after 9/11 while the conflict still raged, a decision with unforeseeable consequences"--
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Afghan War, 2001---United States. Guerra de Afganistán, 2001---Estados Unidos