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_aDS371.412 _b.C48 2012 |
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| 100 | 1 | _aChandrasekaran, Rajiv. | |
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_aLittle America : _bthe war within the war for Afghanistan / _cRajiv Chandrasekaran. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c2012. |
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_ax, 368 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm. |
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| 500 | _a"A Borzoi Book"--T.p. verso. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aGrand 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. | |
| 520 | _aIn 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. | ||
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_aObama, Barack _xMilitary leadership. |
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_aAfghan War, 2001- _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States. |
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_aInternal security _zAfghanistan. |
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_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y2009- |
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_aUnited States _xMilitary policy. |
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_aAfghanistan _xStrategic aspects. |
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_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-b.html |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-d.html |
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_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012010354-s.html |
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