Blood, Metal and Dust

Blood, Metal and Dust

How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq

Barry, Brigadier (retired) Ben, OBE

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

02/2022

560

Mole

Inglês

9781472831040

15 a 20 dias

910

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List of Maps
List of Illustrations
Preface to First Edition
Preface to Second Edition
Acknowledgements

1 Before the Fall: The military experience of the US and its allies before 9/11
2 Strategic Shock and Response: Afghanistan from 9/11 to Operation Anaconda
3 Economy of Force: Stabilizing Afghanistan 2002-05
4 Operation Cobra II: The invasion of Iraq
5 Descent into Chaos: Iraq 2003-04
6 'As the Iraqis stand up we will stand down': The Transition Strategy 2004-06
7 The Iraq Surge: Regaining the initiative
8 Learning under Fire: The struggle to adapt to the unexpected character of the conflicts
9 The Battles for Basra: Britain' s near-defeat in southern Iraq
10 Endgame in Iraq: Success turns to failure
11 The Enemy Gets a Vote: Afghanistan 2006-09
12 The Afghan Surge: 2009-12
13 The Failure of the Transition to Afghan Security Leadership
14 Bloody Lessons

Glossary
Recommended Reading
Endnotes
Index
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british army; us; taleban; taliban; strategic analysis; war on terror; america; al qaeda; al qaida; saddam hussein; weapons of mass destruction; chilcott inquiry; middle east conflict; operation cobra II; 21st twenty-first century war; helmand; International Institute for Strategic Studies