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An unwinnable war : Australia in Afghanistan /
A decade on from the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Australians are embroiled in one of the nation's longest military conflict#x97;the war in Afghanistan.An Unwinnable War charts the motives, ambitions and negotiations that carried Australia into Afghanistan: from the then Prime M...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carlton, Vic. :
Melbourne University Publishing,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A decade on from the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Australians are embroiled in one of the nation's longest military conflict#x97;the war in Afghanistan.An Unwinnable War charts the motives, ambitions and negotiations that carried Australia into Afghanistan: from the then Prime Minister John Howard's presence in Washington DC on September 11, 2001 to the #x91;transition#x92; plan to hand security to Afghan forces - all played out in the wake of increasing casualties. Based on interviews with key political and military figures in Australia and abroad, An Unwinnable War lays bare the. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Premios: | Walkley Book Award (nominated), 2011 |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780522860498 0522860494 0522857663 9780522857665 |