Little America : the war within the war for Afghanistan / Rajiv Chandrasekaran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chandrasekaran, Rajiv.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obama, Barack.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Political aspects--United States.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Internal security.

Command of troops.

United States--Politics and government--2009-.

United States.

Politics and government.

Obama, Barack--Military leadership.

United States--Military policy.

Military policy.

Internal security--Afghanistan.

Afghanistan--Strategic aspects.

Afghanistan.

Physical Description:

x, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

Summary:

In this book, the author focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of Obama's surge. This is the story of the long arc of American involvement, and of the campaign to salvage a victory in southern Afghanistan on Obama's watch., and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the President and a military that, once on the ground, increasingly went its own way.

Contents:

Grand Dreams. An enchanting time ; Stop the slide ; Marineistan ; The wrong man ; The road to ruins ; The surge

Shattered Plans. Bleeding ulcer ; Search and destroy ; Deadwood ; Burn rate ; Allies at war ; Odd man out ; A bridge too far

Triage. The boss of the border ; A fresh can of whoop-ass ; There was no escaping him ; My heart is broken ; What we have is folly.

Notes:

"A Borzoi Book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780307957146

0307957144

OCLC:

756576917