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The day after : why America wins the war but loses the peace
Title
The day after : why America wins the war but loses the peace / Brendan R. Gallagher.
ISBN
9781501739620
150173962X
Publication
Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"The author explores why we won decisive military victories in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya but then had no coherent plan to address the aftermath for each, ultimately costing thousands of lives and trillions of dollars, and whether now, with the benefit of hindsight, we can discern what happened and learn from it"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Gallagher, Brendan R., 1978- author. Day after Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 30, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : why do we win the war but lose the peace?
Kosovo : not perfect, but tolerable
Afghanistan : a road to incoherence
Iraq : the worst of all worlds
Libya : a slippery slope
Conclusion.
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