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Why we lost : a general's inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars /

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A three-star general offers a gripping insider account of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it all went wrong.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bolger, Daniel P., 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Subjects:
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Campaigns.
Afghan War, 2001- > Campaigns.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Afghan War, 2001- > Personal narratives, American.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Personal narratives, American.
Civil-military relations > United States > History > 21st century.
Strategic culture > United States.
Leadership > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Apocalypse then
  • Triumph : the Global War on Terrorism, September 2001 to April 2003. Harbingers ; 9/11 ; The Hindu Kush ; Anaconda ; A weapon of mass destruction ; Apocalypse then redux
  • Hubris : the Iraq Campaign, April 2003 to December 2011. "Mission accomplished" ; What happened in Fallujah ; The color purple ; Implosion ; Malik Daoud ; Requiem on the Tigris
  • Nemesis : the Afghan Campaign, April 2003 to December 2014. Undone ; The good war ; Taliban heartland ; Malik Daoud again ; Attrition ; Green on blue
  • Infinite justice.