Understanding war in Afghanistan / by Joseph J. Collins.

Author/creator Collins, Joseph J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Defense University Press, 2011.
Description1 online resource (xix, 137 p.) : ill., maps.
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11115
Subjects

Contents Opening thoughts -- Preface -- Maps -- Introductions -- Land, people, and culture -- The struggle for independence, modernization, and development -- The Saur "revolution" and the Soviet-Afghan War, 1978-1989 -- The civil war and the advent of the Taliban -- 9/11 and the war against the Taliban government -- Insurgency: theory and practice -- The second war against the Taliban and the struggle to rebuild Afghanistan -- The surge -- A current assessment and contending options -- Conclusion -- Suggestions for further reading -- Notes -- About the author.
General noteTitle from PDF title page (National Defense University Press, viewed July 19, 2011).
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Issued in other formPrint version: Collins, Joseph J. Understanding war in Afghanistan. Washington, DC : National Defense University Press, 2011
GPO item number0378-H-01 (online)
Govt. docs number D 5.402:W 19/2