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In Afghanistan

Two Hundred Years of British, Russian and American Occupation

Author: David Loyn

In Afghanistan

In Afghanistan

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Afghanistan has been a strategic prize for foreign empires for more than 200 years. The British, Russians, and Americans have all fought across its beautiful and inhospitable terrain, in conflicts...

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288
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On Sale
06/23/2009

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Afghanistan has been a strategic prize for foreign empires for more than 200 years. The British, Russians, and Americans have all fought across its beautiful and inhospitable terrain, in conflicts variously ruthless, misguided and bloody. This violent history is the subject of David Loyn's magisterial book. It is a history littered with misunderstandings and broken promises, in which the British, the Russians, and later the Americans, constantly underestimated the ability of the Afghans. In Afghanistan brilliantly brings to life the personalities involved in Afghanistan's relationship with the world, chronicling the misunderstandings and missed opportunities that have so often led to war.
With 30 years experience as a foreign correspondent, David Loyn has had a front-row seat during Afghanistan's recent history. In Afghanistan draws on David Loyn's unrivalled knowledge of the Taliban and the forces that prevail in Afghanistan, to provide the definitive analysis of the lessons these conflicts have for the present day.

Imprint Publisher

St. Martin's Press

ISBN

9780230622470

In The News

“The weight of the material that Loyn has gathered makes his book extremely valuable given our current circumstances.” —Publishers Weekly

“Journalist Loyn dissects numerous misbegotten British, Russian, and US efforts to bend this not quite nation-state to serve their respective interests….[A] fluid analysis….Loyn's treatment is crucial to understanding the failure of Soviet and US military intervention in Afghanistan since 1979….Essential.” —Choice

“[There are] terrific -- and terrifying -- tales in this short, sharp book. . .In Afghanistan targets the educated general reader, but it could educate generals.” —New York Post

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In Afghanistan

In Afghanistan

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