Originally published by the U.S. Army to provide an overview of the terrain, tribes, history, and course of the war for American troops, Afghanistan Declassified provides an essential background to the war in Afghanistan as well as offering a vivid account of the country's people, history, and geography.

Afghanistan Declassified
A Guide to America's Longest War

Brian Glyn Williams

2011 | 264 pages | Cloth $34.95
Political Science | Geography
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Table of Contents

Contents

Preface
Introduction

Part I. The Basics
Chapter 1. The Ethnic Landscape
Chapter 2. Extreme Geography

Part II. History Lessons
Chapter 3. Creating the Afghan State
Chapter 4. Soviet Rule, the Mujahideen, and the Rise of the Taliban
Chapter 5. The Longest War: America in Afghanistan

Index
Acknowledgments