Warrior Diplomat : A Green Beret's Battles from Washington to Afghanistan

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Grappling with centuries-old feuds, defeating a shrewd insurgency, and navigating the sometimes paralyzing bureaucracy of the U.S. military are issues that prompt sleepless nights for both policy makers in Washington and soldiers at war, albeit for different reasons. Few, however, have dealt with th...

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Autor principal: Waltz, Michael G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dulles : Potomac Books Inc., 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Special forces (Military science)
National security.
Military policy.
Civil defense.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
Protection civile > Afghānistān.
Forces speciales (Science militaire) > Afghānistān.
Civil defense > Afghanistan.
Special forces (Military science) > Afghanistan.
National security > United States.
Special forces (Military science) > United States.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American.
Waltz, Michael G.
United States.
Afghanistan.
United States > Military policy > 21st century.
Personal narratives.
Personal narratives > American.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF MAPS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction: A Little Girl in Ghazni; 1. State of the War: Office of the Secretary of Defense; 2. Arabs, Afghans, and Americans: The War of Ideas; 3. The Tagab Valley: Patrolling to Ambush; 4. The Clinic in Achin: Development Dilemmas; 5. The Road to Musa Qala: The Taliban Are Back; 6. The French in Maruf: A Pawn in a Diplomatic Game; 7. Operation Perth: War by Consensus; 8. Back to Washington: The Pentagon and the White House.
  • 9. The Mangal Tribe: Protecting People We Can't Access10. The Elder in Khost: Risk Aversion and the Cost of Inaction; 11. Night Raid: The Catch- and- Release Detention System; 12. Blackbeard Rising: The Afghan National Army Commandos; 13. On the Border with Pakistan: The Rocket's Red Glare; 14. The Tribes of Chamkani: The Community Defense Initiative; 15. Washington Again: Wishing the Problem Away; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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