Afghan Lessons : Culture, Diplomacy, and Counterinsurgency /
The author served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. This book is the story of his mission and a firsthand view of Afghanistan through a kaleidoscope. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, a...
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Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
2013.
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245 | 1 | 0 | |a Afghan Lessons : |b Culture, Diplomacy, and Counterinsurgency / |c Fernando Gentilini ; translated by Angela Arnone. |
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505 | 0 | |a Foreword / Richard Cooper -- How I ended up in Afghanistan, February-July 2008 -- Signals, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007 -- Dubai, Terminal 2, July 13, 2008 -- Kabul -- A small travel library, I -- The first steps -- "What? They've surrounded Kabul?" -- Winning -- The neo-Taliban -- A world of advice from a princess -- "The insubstantial state" -- Arg -- Civilian casualties, I -- What there was, what there should have been -- To coordinate, or to be coordinated -- A small travel library, II -- ISAF -- Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928 -- Indian holiday -- Snow -- Clear, hold, and build -- Civilian casualties, II -- Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009 -- Awkward neighbors -- A small travel library, III -- A dream -- Karzai -- Bird's-eye views -- Kandahar -- COIN, the counterinsurgency manual -- Civilian casualties, III -- Shia family law -- Women -- A small travel library, IV -- Death in August -- The presidential elections -- A way to reconciliation -- The future of Af-Pak -- Leaving Kabul, February 2010. | |
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