Conflict in Afghanistan : studies in asymmetric warfare /

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Author / Creator:Ewans, Martin, Sir, 1928-
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Description:viii, 198 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5753109
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ISBN:0415341604 (hardback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-192) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. the Origins of the Conflict
  • 2. the First Anglo-Afghan War: the failure of diplomacy
  • 3. the First Anglo-Afghan War: the army of the Indus
  • 4. the First Anglo-Afghan War: Occupation
  • 5. the First Anglo-Afghan War: Annihilation
  • 6. the Second Anglo-Afghan War: Lord Lytton's folly
  • 7. the Second Anglo-Afghan War: the campaign
  • 8. the Second Anglo-Afghan War: Retreat
  • 9. the Third Anglo-Afghan War: Amanullah's gamble
  • 10. the Soviet Invasion: 1978-79
  • 11. the Soviet Occupation: 1980-86
  • 12. the Soviet Withdrawal, 1986-88
  • 13. the United States, the Taliban and al Quaida
  • Conclusions