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Auteur(s) : Chandrasekaran, Rajiv
Titre(s) : Little America [Texte imprimé] : the war within the war for Afghanistan / Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Édition : 1st ed
Publication : New York : A. A. Knopf, 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol; (X-368 p.) : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Comprend : Grand Dreams. An enchanting time ; Stop the slide ; Marineistan ; The wrong man ;
The road to ruins ; The surge ; Shattered Plans. Bleeding ulcer ; Search and destroy
; Deadwood ; Burn rate ; Allies at war ; Odd man out ; A bridge too far ; Triage.
The boss of the border ; A fresh can of whoop-ass ; There was no escaping him ; My
heart is broken ; What we have is folly.
Note(s) : "A Borzoi Book"--T.p. verso. - Includes bibliographical references and index
In this book, the author focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of Obama's surge.
This is the story of the long arc of American involvement, and of the campaign to
salvage a victory in southern Afghanistan on Obama's watch., and reveals the epic
tug of war that occurred between the President and a military that, once on the ground,
increasingly went its own way
Sujet(s) : Obama, Barack (1961-....) -- Leadership militaire
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 2009-2017
Afghanistan -- 2001-.... (Guerre d'Afghanistan)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780307957146. - ISBN 0307957144 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb427557871
Notice n° :
FRBNF42755787
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