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001			ASIN0091921406
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020			_a0091921406 (hardcover)
020			_a9780091921408 (hardcover)
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050	0	4	_aDS361
082	0	4	_a958.103 _bLOY 2008
100	1		_aLoyn, David.
245	1	0	_aButcher & bolt : _btwo hundred years of foreign failure in afghanistan / _cDavid Loyn.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bHutchinson, _c2008.
300			_a352 p. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aInternational Edition.
520			_aAfghanistan has been a strategic prize for foreign empires for more than two-hundred years. The British, Russians and Americans have all fought across its beautiful and inhospitable terrain, in conflicts variously ruthless, misguided and bloody. A century ago, the common sneer about how British soldiers treated Afghan tribesmen was that they would “butcher” them, then “bolt.” This violent history is the subject of David Loyn’s magisterial book. He begins with the first British mission exactly two hundred years ago that ushered in a history of conflict littered with misunderstandings and broken promises, in which the British, the Russians and later the Americans, constantly under-estimated the ability of the Afghans and the power of the Frontier tribes. Butcher & Bolt 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. Coming right up to date, it draws on David Loyn’s unrivalled knowledge of the Taliban today and the forces that currently prevail in Afghanistan, to provide the definitive analysis of the lessons these conflicts have for the present day.
650		0	_aAfghan Wars
650		0	_aAfghanistan
650		0	_aInternational relations
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0091921406/chopaconline-20
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