The wrong war : grit, strategy, and the way out of Afghanistan / Bing West.

From one of America's most renowned war correspondents comes the definitive account of the Afghanistan war, a damning policy assessment, and a compelling and controversial way forward.

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Main Author: West, Francis J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, ©2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Sisyphus: pacifying the capillary valleys
  • They always held the high ground
  • Battalion 1-32 returns: the counterinsurgency effect
  • Flesh and blood
  • Finest stand
  • The bravest warrior
  • 1,500-mile sanctuary
  • A profession, not a creed
  • How to clear a district
  • Limits of success
  • Circular strategy
  • Professionals' war
  • Setback
  • Petraeus takes command
  • What is good enough?
  • The way out.