Investment in blood : the real cost of Britain's Afghan War / Frank Ledwidge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ledwidge, Frank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Participation, British.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Casualties--Great Britain.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Economic aspects--Great Britain.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Casualties--Afghanistan--Helmand.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Campaigns--Afghanistan--Helmand.

Civilian war casualties--Afghanistan--Helmand.

Civilian war casualties.

Afghanistan--Helmand.

Afghan War, 2001---Campaigns--Afghanistan--Helmand.

Afghan War, 2001---Casualties--Afghanistan--Helmand.

Afghan War, 2001---Casualties--Great Britain.

Afghan War, 2001---Economic aspects--Great Britain.

Afghan War, 2001---Participation, British.

Local Subjects:

Afghan War, 2001---Campaigns--Afghanistan--Helmand.

Afghan War, 2001---Casualties--Afghanistan--Helmand.

Afghan War, 2001---Casualties--Great Britain.

Afghan War, 2001---Economic aspects--Great Britain.

Afghan War, 2001---Participation, British.

Civilian war casualties--Afghanistan--Helmand.

Physical Description:

x, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013].

Contents:

Part I The Human Cost

1 Helmand and the 'Angrez' 13

2 Military Suffering 45

3 Killing the Wrong People 65

Part II The Financial Cost

4 Military Costs 101

5 Financial Element of Death and Injury 127

6 Developing Afghanistan 143

Part III And For What?

7 And For What? - Afghanistan 167

8 And For What? - Security 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-254) and index.

ISBN:

9780300190625

030019062X

OCLC:

827119999