the war within the war for Afghanistan Chandrasekaran, Rajiv. creator text bibliography nyu New York Alfred A. Knopf 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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x, 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. In this book, the author focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of Obama's surge. This is the story of the long arc of American involvement, and of the campaign to salvage a victory in southern Afghanistan on Obama's watch., and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the President and a military that, once on the ground, increasingly went its own way. Grand Dreams. An enchanting time ; Stop the slide ; Marineistan ; The wrong man ; The road to ruins ; The surge -- Shattered Plans. Bleeding ulcer ; Search and destroy ; Deadwood ; Burn rate ; Allies at war ; Odd man out ; A bridge too far -- Triage. The boss of the border ; A fresh can of whoop-ass ; There was no escaping him ; My heart is broken ; What we have is folly. Rajiv Chandrasekaran. "A Borzoi Book"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-af--- n-us--- Obama, Barack Military leadership Afghan War, 2001- Political aspects United States Internal security Afghanistan United States Politics and government 2009- United States Military policy Afghanistan Strategic aspects DS371.412 .C48 2012 958.10471 9780307957146 0307957144 2012010354 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-s.html DLC 120326 20170105102855.0 17225857 eng