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03374aam a22005298i 4500 001 8608DA96EAB411EB95DB475F3FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210722010305 008 210601s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021026568 020 $a 1250128420 : HRD 020 $a 9781250128423 : HRD 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 050 00 $a DS371.412 $b .L696 2021 100 1 $a Loyn, David, $e author. 245 14 $a The long war : $b the inside story of America and Afghanistan since 9/11 / $c David Loyn. 246 30 $a Inside story of America and Afghanistan since 9/11 246 3 $a Inside story of America and Afghanistan since September eleven 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2110 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2021. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "As troops pull out of Afghanistan at the end of America's longest war, The Long War uncovers the failures at the start that set the scene for this prolonged conflict. Three American presidents tried to defeat the Taliban - sending 150,000 international troops at the peak and spending a trillion dollars. But early policy mistakes that allowed Osama bin Laden to escape made the task far harder. Deceived by easy victories, they backed ruthless corrupt local allies and misspent aid. The story of The Long Waris told by the Generals who led it through the hardest years of combat as surges of international troops tried to turn the tide. Generals including David Petraeus, Stanley McChrystal, Joe Dunford and John Allen were tested in battle as never before. Withthe reputation of a "warrior monk" McChrystal was considered one of the most gifted military leaders of his generation. He was one of two Generals to be fired in this most public of commands. Holding together the coalition of countries who joined America's fight in Afghanistan was just one part of the multi-dimensional puzzle faced by the Generals, as they fought an elusive and determined enemy while responsible for thousands of young American and allied lives. The Long War goes behind the scenes of their command and of the Afghan government. The fourth president to take on the war, Joe Biden, pulled troops out in 2021 twenty years after 9/11 while the conflict still raged, a decision with unforeseeable consequences"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $z United States. 941 $a 20 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611013230.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314023114.0 952 $l CJPC482 $d 20240202015347.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117023409.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012023048.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025428.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20221012010910.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20221004015658.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20220830011003.0 952 $l PGAX715 $d 20220817082821.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220802020916.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728012615.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20220604010044.0 952 $l UKPD911 $d 20220405012733.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20220104012855.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20220104012021.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20211102010630.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20211005010659.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210921010836.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722065046.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8608DA96EAB411EB95DB475F3FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search