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Beyond the Khyber Pass : the road to British disaster in the First Afghan War / by Waller, John H.(CARDINAL)771530;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314) and index.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Afghan Wars.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Retreat from Kabul : the incredible story of how a savage Afghan force massacred the world's most powerful army / by Macrory, Patrick Arthur,1911-1993.(CARDINAL)514752;
Subjects: Afghan Wars.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The distant kingdom / by Wright, Daphne,1951-(CARDINAL)765523;
Subjects: Fiction.; Afghan Wars;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hunting al Qaeda: a take-no-prisoners account of terror, adventure, and disillusionment/Anonymous. by Anonymous.;
Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-2021.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Kilo two bravo [videorecording] by Parry, Bryan,; O'Mahony, Benjamin,; Kyle, Scott,; Stanley, Mark,; Elliot, David,; Katis, Paul,;
David Elliot, Mark Stanley, Scott Kyle, Benjamin O'Mahony, Bryan Parry.Kilo Two Bravo relives the true story of a platoon tasked with neutralizing a Taliban roadblock in the Kajaki region of Afghanistan. As the close in on the insurgents, the unit find themselves marooned in the middle of an active minefield, setting in motion a desperate air rescue mission that risks detonating the entire explosive terrain. This excruciatingly tense thriller depicts the heroism, courage, and survival of the brothers of Kilo Two Bravo company and tells the story of one of the most valiant rescue effors of modern warfare.Canadian home video rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, stereo.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired; War films; Feature films; Afghan War, 2001-;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Soviet-Afghan War : how a superpower fought and lost / by Grau, Lester W.(CARDINAL)211947; Gress, Michael A.(CARDINAL)836701; Russia (Federation).Generalʹnyĭ shtab.(CARDINAL)836527;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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And the whole mountain burned : a war novel / by McPadden, Ray,author.(CARDINAL)793314;
"An unflinching look at the hardships endured by Private Danny Shane and his squad leader, Sergeant Burch, during their mission in Afghanistan to capture an elusive insurgent in the solitudes of the Himalayan mountains"--
Subjects: Novels.; War fiction.; Afghan War, 2001-2021;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Hell and back again [videorecording] / by Dennis, Danfung.;
Follows U.S. Marines Sergeant Nathan Harris from combat behind enemy lines in southern Afghanistan to his return home to a difficult adjustment to civilian life after being wounded.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Nonfiction films.; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Afghanistan papers : a secret history of the war / by Whitlock, Craig,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-326) and index.A Muddled Mission -- "Who Are the Bad Guys?" -- The Nation-Building Project -- Afghanistan Becomes an Afterthought -- Raising an Army from the Ashes -- Islam for Dummies -- Playing Both Sides -- Lies and Spin -- An Incoherent Strategy -- The Warlords -- A War on Opium -- Doubling Down -- "A Dark Pit of Endless Money" -- From Friend to Foe -- Consumed by Corruption -- At War with the Truth -- The Enemy Within -- The Grand Illusion -- Trump's Turn -- The Narco-State -- Talking with the Taliban."The groundbreaking investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about the longest war in American history."--
Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-2021.; Afghan War, 2001-2021;
Available copies: 45 / Total copies: 49
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The good war : why we couldn't win the war or the peace in Afghanistan / by Fairweather, Jack,author.(CARDINAL)599610;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-379) and index.Part I. The missing peace 2001-2005 -- The wrong kind of war -- Bloody hell -- Good Taliban -- The man who would be king -- At the gates -- An irresistible illusion -- National solidarity -- A convenient drug -- Homecoming -- Part II. A dangerous alliance 2004-2007 -- The emperor's clothes -- PRTS -- A special relationship -- Eradication -- Red sky in the morning -- Fly fishing in the Hindu kush -- How to start a war -- Medusa -- Bad guests -- Stick or twist -- Part III. The blood price 2009-2014 -- An education -- The switch -- Ghosts -- A cruel summer -- Elections -- Political expediency -- A reckoning -- The futility of force -- Endgame.In The Good War, the author provides the first full narrative history of the war in Afghanistan, from its inception after 9/11 to the drawdown in 2014. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, previously unpublished archives, and months of reporting in Afghanistan, Fairweather explores the righteous intentions and astounding hubris that caused the American strategy in Afghanistan to flounder, refuting the long-held notion that the war could have been won with more troops and cash.
Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-2021.; Afghan War, 2001-2021;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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