Graveyard Empire
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In The Graveyard Of Empires America S War In Afghanistan
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Author : Seth G. Jones
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2010-04-12
In The Graveyard Of Empires America S War In Afghanistan written by Seth G. Jones and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-12 with Political Science categories.
A definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency. After the swift defeat of the Taliban in 2001, American optimism has steadily evaporated in the face of mounting violence; a new “war of a thousand cuts” has now brought the country to its knees. In the Graveyard of Empires is a political history of Afghanistan in the “Age of Terror” from 2001 to 2009, exploring the fundamental tragedy of America’s longest war since Vietnam. After a brief survey of the great empires in Afghanistan—the campaigns of Alexander the Great, the British in the era of Kipling, and the late Soviet Union—Seth G. Jones examines the central question of our own war: how did an insurgency develop? Following the September 11 attacks, the United States successfully overthrew the Taliban regime. It established security throughout the country—killing, capturing, or scattering most of al Qa’ida’s senior operatives—and Afghanistan finally began to emerge from more than two decades of struggle and conflict. But Jones argues that as early as 2001 planning for the Iraq War siphoned off resources and talented personnel, undermining the gains that had been made. After eight years, he says, the United States has managed to push al Qa’ida’s headquarters about one hundred miles across the border into Pakistan, the distance from New York to Philadelphia. While observing the tense and often adversarial relationship between NATO allies in the Coalition, Jones—who has distinguished himself at RAND and was recently named by Esquire as one of the “Best and Brightest” young policy experts—introduces us to key figures on both sides of the war. Harnessing important new research and integrating thousands of declassified government documents, Jones then analyzes the insurgency from a historical and structural point of view, showing how a rising drug trade, poor security forces, and pervasive corruption undermined the Karzai government, while Americans abandoned a successful strategy, failed to provide the necessary support, and allowed a growing sanctuary for insurgents in Pakistan to catalyze the Taliban resurgence. Examining what has worked thus far—and what has not—this serious and important book underscores the challenges we face in stabilizing the country and explains where we went wrong and what we must do if the United States is to avoid the disastrous fate that has befallen many of the great world powers to enter the region.
Afghanistan Graveyard Of Empires
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Author : John A. Tyler
language : en
Publisher: Aries Consolidated LLC
Release Date : 2021-10-10
Afghanistan Graveyard Of Empires written by John A. Tyler and has been published by Aries Consolidated LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-10 with History categories.
During the spring and summer of 2021, global news reports were filled with the impending US/NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. At best, it would be viewed as a stalemate, with an orderly transition to a stable, US-backed Afghan government. At worse, it would be looked upon as two decades of futile war, ending with a shameful retreat that left the county at the mercy of a ruthless Taliban regime. What went wrong? This close look at the history of foreign invasions of the country, from Alexander the Great to the US/NATO occupation, gives insight into the geographical and cultural reasons this land, in the valley of the Hindu Kush mountain range, has long earned the sobriquet: Graveyard of Empires.
Graveyard Empire
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Author : Emran Feroz
language : en
Publisher: Interlink Books
Release Date : 2024-04-30
Graveyard Empire written by Emran Feroz and has been published by Interlink Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-30 with History categories.
With deep insights into Afghanistan's culture and history, this important book traces the chronology of catastrophe and the failed US "War on Terror." Operation Enduring Freedom on October 7, 2001 marked the beginning of the so-called “War on Terror” in Afghanistan, which to date has become the longest war fought by the USA and its allies, with thousands of deaths and injuries. For the first time, Emran Feroz describes this 20-year war from an inner Afghan perspective. From speaking to Hamid Karzai and Taliban officials to interviews with affected citizens who suffered the most from this war, this important book gives a true picture from a non-western point of view—one that is rarely heard in mainstream media reporting. It makes one thing more than clear: The US’s “Saigon moment” in Kabul in August 2021 was more than foreseeable.
Afghanistan
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Author : David Isby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Afghanistan written by David Isby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Afghanistan categories.
A startling history of modern Afghanistan: the story of a country caught in a vortex of terror.
Iraq The Graveyard Of Empires
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Author : Julie A. Gibson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Iraq The Graveyard Of Empires written by Julie A. Gibson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Iraq: The Graveyard of Empires explores why every major empire in history eventually invades and occupies Ancient Babylon (modern day Iraq) prior to their decline. Although historians have analyzed the rise and decline of empires for centuries, none have examined this phenomenon from a spiritual perspective. Applying biblical archetypes of Nimrod and the Tower of Babel, Julie Gibson explains the root cause of the decline of empires. She examines the strong parallels between past empires occupation of Babylon and warns the United States of the implications of its invasion of Iraq in 2003. The author asks the question will America suffer a similar fate after "occupying Babylon". Gibson believes America can be salvaged and reveals the secret keys to restore the luster of American hegemony.
Grave Empire
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Author : Richard Swan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2025-02-04
Grave Empire written by Richard Swan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-04 with categories.
The Grave At Storm S End
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Author : Devin Madson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-08-04
The Grave At Storm S End written by Devin Madson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with Fiction categories.
As vengeance threatens to destroy an empire, old loves and loyalties resurface in this brilliant finale to Devin Madson's epic fantasy trilogy. When gods fight, empires fall. The flames of vengeance engulf Kisia. Katashi Otako has joined with the Vices, determined to let nothing stop him from destroying Emperor Kin Ts'ai-even if it means Kisia has to fall. As the empire faces its greatest threat, Kin and Hana Otako must marry in secret to secure the support they need. But the ceremony takes seven days and seven days can change the world. The Vengeance TrilogyThe Blood of WhisperersThe Gods of ViceThe Grave at Storm's End For more from Devin Madson, check out: The Reborn EmpireWe Ride the Storm
The Grave Of Empires
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Author : Sam Sykes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
The Grave Of Empires written by Sam Sykes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
The Graves Of Tarim
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Author : Engseng Ho
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2006-11-07
The Graves Of Tarim written by Engseng Ho and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-07 with History categories.
The Graves of Tarim narrates the movement of an old diaspora across the Indian Ocean over the past five hundred years. Ranging from Arabia to India and Southeast Asia, Engseng Ho explores the transcultural exchanges—in kinship and writing—that enabled Hadrami Yemeni descendants of the Muslim prophet Muhammad to become locals in each of the three regions yet remain cosmopolitans with vital connections across the ocean. At home throughout the Indian Ocean, diasporic Hadramis engaged European empires in surprising ways across its breadth, beyond the usual territorial confines of colonizer and colonized. A work of both anthropology and history, this book brilliantly demonstrates how the emerging fields of world history and transcultural studies are coming together to provide groundbreaking ways of studying religion, diaspora, and empire. Ho interprets biographies, family histories, chronicles, pilgrimage manuals and religious law as the unified literary output of a diaspora that hybridizes both texts and persons within a genealogy of Prophetic descent. By using anthropological concepts to read Islamic texts in Arabic and Malay, he demonstrates the existence of a hitherto unidentified canon of diasporic literature. His supple conceptual framework and innovative use of documentary and field evidence are elegantly combined to present a vision of this vital world region beyond the histories of trade and European empire.
The Archaeology Of Death In Roman Syria
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Author : Lidewijde de Jong
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-07-20
The Archaeology Of Death In Roman Syria written by Lidewijde de Jong and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-20 with History categories.
This book sheds new light on funerary customs in Roman Syria, offering a novel way of understanding its provincial culture.