Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Present - Softcover

Tanner, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306812339 ISBN 13: 9780306812330

Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Following the events of September 11, 2001, the world was riveted as American military power contested the legendary warrior culture of Afghanistan. By spring 2002, America began to draw down its forces, its mission accomplished: The Afghan Taliban regime has been overthrown and the terrorists it harbored were on the run. Was America's easy victory proof of its military superiority, or were the Afghans merely eyeing the newcomers as they have watched foreign armies in centuries past, knowing time is on their side?For over 2,500 years, the forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroads--not just for armies but for clashes between civilizations--the Greeks, Arabs, Mongols, and Tartars, and in more recent times, Britain and Russia. Now America must face a new enemy on this land--a land that for centuries has become a graveyard of empires past.This first-ever complete military history of Afghanistan illuminates the broad historical context into which American forces have been drawn--a cautionary tale, perhaps, about the dangers that may lie ahead.

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Review

HistoryWire.com, 5/18/09
"In an age in which events in the Middle East threaten increasingly to spin out of control, few books could be as timely as this history of Afghanistan."

"The Middle East", June 2009
"Illuminates the broad historical context into which our forces have been drawn...[A] carefully researched account."

HistoryWire.com, 5/18/09
In an age in which events in the Middle East threaten increasingly to spin out of control, few books could be as timely as this history of Afghanistan.

"The Middle East," June 2009
Illuminates the broad historical context into which our forces have been drawn [A] carefully researched account. "

HistoryWire.com, 5/18/09
In an age in which events in the Middle East threaten increasingly to spin out of control, few books could be as timely as this history of Afghanistan.

The Middle East, June 2009
Illuminates the broad historical context into which our forces have been drawn [A] carefully researched account. "

HistoryWire.com, 5/18/09
"In an age in which events in the Middle East threaten increasingly to spin out of control, few books could be as timely as this history of Afghanistan."

The Middle East, June 2009
"Illuminates the broad historical context into which our forces have been drawn...[A] carefully researched account."

HistoryWire.com, 5/18/09
-In an age in which events in the Middle East threaten increasingly to spin out of control, few books could be as timely as this history of Afghanistan.-

The Middle East, June 2009
-Illuminates the broad historical context into which our forces have been drawn...[A] carefully researched account.-

Synopsis

The only complete single-volume military history of Afghanistan, from ancient times to the war waged by the United States after September 11.. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the world was riveted as American military power contested the legendary warrior culture of Afghanistan. By spring 2002, America began to draw down its forces, its mission accomplished: The Afghan Taliban regime has been overthrown and the terrorists it harbored were on the run. Was America's easy victory proof of its military superiority, or were the Afghans merely eyeing the newcomers as they have watched foreign armies in centuries past, knowing time is on their side?For over 2,500 years, the forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroads--not just for armies but for clashes between civilizations--the Greeks, Arabs, Mongols, and Tartars, and in more recent times, Britain and Russia. Now America must face a new enemy on this land--a land that for centuries has become a graveyard of empires past.This first-ever complete military history of Afghanistan illuminates the broad historical context into which American forces have been drawn--a cautionary tale, perhaps, about the dangers that may lie ahead.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0306812339
• ISBN 13: 9780306812330
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368