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The hardest place : the American military adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley /

When we think of the war in Afghanistan, chances are we're thinking of a small, remote corner of the country where American military action has been concentrated, the Pech and its tributary valleys in Kunar and Nuristan provinces. The rugged, steep terrain and thick forests made the region a na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morgan, Wesley (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Afghan War, 2001- > Campaigns > Afghanistan > Pech River Valley.
Afghan War, 2001- > Campaigns > Afghanistan > Korangal Valley.
Afghan War, 2001- > Campaigns > Afghanistan > Kunar (Province)
Table of Contents:
  • Recurring characters
  • Prologue: 2010
  • Part I: Into the mountains, 2002-2003. America comes to Kunar, 2002-2003 ; Winter strike, 2003 ; The A-Camp, 2004 ; Red wings, 2005
  • Part II: The Pech bubble, 2006-2010. The plunge, 2006 ; Where the road ends..., 2006-2007 ; Rock avalanche, 2007 ; A valley too far, 2007-2008 ; Stuck in the valley of death, 2008-2009
  • Part III: The long goodbye, 2010-2013. The cul-de-sac, 2010 ; Realignment, 2010-2011 ; Redux, 2011 ; Afghanization, 2011-2013
  • Part IV: The new counterterrorism, 2011-2017. Haymarket, 2011-2013 ; The war that never ends, 2014-2017
  • Epilogue: 2018-2020.