America s Longest War

• Author : George C. Herring
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1979
• ISBN : UOM:39015006632817

The author portrays American participation in the Vietnam War as the logical culmination of the containment policy that began under Harry Truman in the late 1940's. Also his portrayal of the complex challenge that Vietnam posed for the United States and the varied responses it evoked from American people & leaders.

• Author : Brian Glyn Williams
• Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
• Release Date : 2011-09-22
• ISBN : 9780812206159

Nearly 100,000 U.S. soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan at the height of the campaign, fighting the longest war in the nation's history. But what do Americans know about the land where this conflict is taking place? Many have come to have a grasp of the people, history, and geography of Iraq, but Afghanistan remains a mystery. Originally published by the U.S. Army to provide an overview of the country's terrain, ethnic groups, and history for American troops and now

• Author : Peter L. Bergen
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release Date : 2011-06-28
• ISBN : 9780743278942

A forefront expert on al Qaeda draws on his unique first-hand interviews with Osama bin Laden, top-level jihadists and Washington officials to offer insight into the war on terror from both sides. By the author of The Osama bin Laden I Know. Reprint.

• Author : Hy Rothstein,John Arquilla
• Publisher : Georgetown University Press
• Release Date : 2012-01-06
• ISBN : 9781589019096

The United States and its allies have been fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan for a decade in a war that either side could still win. While a gradual drawdown has begun, significant numbers of US combat troops will remain in Afghanistan until at least 2014, perhaps longer, depending on the situation on the ground and the outcome of the US presidential election in 2012. Given the realities of the Taliban’s persistence and the desire of US policymakers—and the

• Author : Aaron B. O'Connell
• Publisher : University of Chicago Press
• Release Date : 2017-04-03
• ISBN : 9780226265650

Our Latest Longest War is a chronicle of how, why, and in what ways the war in Afghanistan failed. Edited by historian and Marine lieutenant colonel Aaron B. O'Connell, the essays collected here represent nine different perspectives on the war--all from veterans of the conflict, both American and Afghan."--Book jacket

• Author : Carter Malkasian
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release Date : 2021-06-15
• ISBN : 9780197550793

A New York Times Notable Book Winner of 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize The first authoritative history of American's longest war by one of the world's leading scholar-practitioners. The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, is now the longest armed conflict in the nation's history. It is currently winding down, and American troops are likely to leave soon but only after a stay of nearly two decades. In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of

• Author : Steven B. Duke,Albert C. Gross
• Publisher : Open Road Media
• Release Date : 2014-06-24
• ISBN : 9781497612013

America's war on drugs. It makes headlines, tops political agendas and provokes powerful emotions. But is it really worth it? That’s the question posed by Steven Duke and Albert Gross in this groundbreaking book. They argue that America’s biggest victories in the war on drugs are the erosion of our constitutional rights, the waste of billions of dollars and an overwhelmed court system. After careful research and thought, they make a strong case for the legalization of drugs.

• Author : George C. Herring
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1979
• ISBN : UOM:39015006632759

The author portrays American participation in the Vietnam War as the logical culmination of the containment policy that began under Harry Truman in the late 1940's. Also his portrayal of the complex challenge that Vietnam posed for the United States and the varied responses it evoked from American people & leaders.