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Military History "The Hardest Place" Afgan Pech Valley W. Morgan
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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Dust jacket as a little wear. This book was read only one time.”
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
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- Personalize
- No
- Era
- 2000s
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780812995060
- Book Title
- Hardest Place : the American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Asia / General, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / United States, American Government / General
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Item Weight
- 34.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 672 Pages
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COLBY AWARD WINNER * "One of the most important books to come out of the Afghanistan war."-- Foreign Policy "A saga of courage and futility, of valor and error and heartbreak."--Rick Atkinson, author of the Liberation Trilogy and The British Are Coming Of the many battlefields on which U.S. troops and intelligence operatives fought in Afghanistan, one remote corner of the country stands as a microcosm of the American campaign: the Pech and its tributary valleys in Kunar and Nuristan. The area's rugged, steep terrain and thick forests made it a natural hiding spot for local insurgents and international terrorists alike, and it came to represent both the valor and futility of America's two-decade-long Afghan war. Drawing on reporting trips, hundreds of interviews, and documentary research, Wesley Morgan reveals the history of the war in this iconic region, captures the culture and reality of the conflict through both American and Afghan eyes, and reports on the snowballing missteps--some kept secret from even the troops fighting there--that doomed the American mission. The Hardest Place is the story of one of the twenty-first century's most unforgiving battlefields and a portrait of the American military that fought there.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812995066
ISBN-13
9780812995060
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309758142
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hardest Place : the American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Asia / General, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / United States, American Government / General
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
672 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Item Weight
34.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds371.4123.P43m67
Reviews
"Vivid, balanced, and comprehensive, The Hardest Place illuminates the endless American war in Afghanistan as few other battle narratives have. Wesley Morgan has written a saga of courage and futility, of valor and error and heartbreak." --Rick Atkinson, author of the Liberation Trilogy and The British Are Coming "America's war in Afghanistan is dangerous, complicated, and now in its second decade. Few books have told the real story of this lengthy conflict, but Wesley Morgan has pulled off this feat by focusing his deep reporting and clear writing on eastern Afghanistan, where many of the key battles played out. The Hardest Place is one of the best books telling the story of America's longest war." --Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad "Readers who want to understand the war in Afghanistan and the experiences of those who fight in their name should read Wesley Morgan's impeccably researched and well-told story. . . . The Hardest Place explains not only why America's war in Afghanistan was bound to be difficult, but also why it has been much harder than it had to be." --Lt. Gen. (Ret.) H. R. McMaster, former national security adviser and author of Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World "A superb piece of writing . . . In years to come, people will look at the war in Afghanistan and wonder how it was that U.S. troops were sent to remote, forsaken places, rotation after rotation, achieving so little at such great cost in terms of blood and treasure. They will need look no further than Morgan's detailed and deeply researched account of American troops in the Pech. The book is a testament to the dedication of American soldiers to a hopeless cause." --Emma Sky, director of Yale World Fellows and author of The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq
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2020-011937
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