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Two Hundred Years of British, Russian and American Occupation
Palgrave Macmillan
July 2009
On Sale: June 23, 2009
288 pages
ISBN: 0230614035
EAN: 9780230614031
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Afghanistan has been a strategic prize for foreign empires
for more than 200 years. The British, Russians, and
Americans have all fought across its beautiful and
inhospitable terrain, in conflicts variously ruthless,
misguided and bloody. This violent history is the subject of
David Loyn's magisterial book. It is a history littered with
misunderstandings and broken promises, in which the British,
the Russians, and later the Americans, constantly
underestimated the ability of the Afghans. In Afghanistan
brilliantly brings to life the personalities involved in
Afghanistan's relationship with the world, chronicling the
misunderstandings and missed opportunities that have so
often led to war. With 30 years experience as a foreign correspondent, David
Loyn has had a front-row seat during Afghanistan’s recent
history. In Afghanistan draws on David Loyn's unrivalled
knowledge of the Taliban and the forces that prevail in
Afghanistan, to provide the definitive analysis of the
lessons these conflicts have for the present day.
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