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The first authoritative history of American's longest war by one of the world's leading scholar-practitioners.
The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, is now the longest armed conflict in the nation's history. It is currently winding down, and American troops are likely to leave soon - but only after a stay of nearly two decades.
In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of the entire conflict. Malkasian is both a leading academic authority on the subject and an experienced practitioner, having spent nearly two years working in the Afghan countryside and going on to serve as the senior advisor to General Joseph Dunford, the US military commander in Afghanistan and later the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Drawing from a deep well of local knowledge, understanding of Pashto, and review of primary source documents, Malkasian moves through the war's multiple phases: the 2001 invasion and after; the light American footprint during the 2003 Iraq invasion; the resurgence of the Taliban in 2006, the Obama-era surge, and the various resets in strategy and force allocations that occurred from 2011 onward, culminating in the 2018-2020 peace talks. Malkasian lived through much of it, and draws from his own experiences to provide a unique vantage point on the war.
Today, the Taliban is the most powerful faction, and sees victory as probable. The ultimate outcome after America leaves is inherently unpredictable given the multitude of actors there, but one thing is sure: The war did not go as America had hoped. Although the al-Qa'eda leader Osama bin Laden was killed and no major attack on the American homeland was carried out after 2001, the United States was unable to end the violence or hand off the war to the Afghan authorities, which could not survive without US military backing. The American War in Afghanistan explains why the war had such a disappointing outcome.
Wise and all-encompassing, The American War in Afghanistan provides a truly vivid portrait of the conflict in all of its phases that will remain the authoritative account for years to come.
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- Narrado por: Tim Campbell
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In 1960 President Eisenhower was focused on Laos, a tiny Southeast Asian nation few Americans had ever heard of. Washington feared the country would fall to Communism, triggering a domino effect in the rest of Southeast Asia. So in January 1961, Eisenhower approved the CIA's Operation Momentum, a plan to create a proxy army of ethnic Hmong to fight Communist forces in Laos. While remaining hidden from the American public and most of Congress, Momentum became the largest CIA paramilitary operation in the history of the United States.
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illuminating read of Laos' relationship with USA
- De Daniel en 12-28-18
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War
- De: Phillip Jennings
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
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The mainstream media and history books would have you believe that the Vietnam War was tragic and a dismal failure. But Phillip Jennings is here to set the record straight, about one of the bright spots in U.S. military history. In this latest Politically Incorrect Guide, Jennings shatters culturally accepted myths and busts politically incorrect lies that liberal pundits and leftist professors have been telling you for years.
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Politically incorrect is right.
- De Joe Dunckel en 09-29-20
De: Phillip Jennings
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Surge
- My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War
- De: Peter R. Mansoor, General David Petraeus - foreword
- Narrado por: Mark Boyett
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Surge is an insider's view of the most decisive phase of the Iraq War. Using newly declassified documents, unpublished manuscripts, interviews, author notes, and published sources, Surge explains how President George W. Bush, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Ambassador Crocker, General Petraeus, and other U.S. and Iraqi political and military leaders shaped the surge from the center of the maelstrom in Baghdad and Washington.
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Helpful for the Army War College
- De BBP en 02-24-18
De: Peter R. Mansoor, y otros
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The Cold War's Killing Fields
- Rethinking the Long Peace
- De: Paul Thomas Chamberlin
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 22 h y 32 m
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In this sweeping, deeply researched book, Paul Thomas Chamberlin boldly argues that the Cold War, long viewed as a mostly peaceful, if tense, diplomatic standoff between democracy and communism, was actually a part of a vast, deadly conflict that killed millions on battlegrounds across the postcolonial world. For half a century, as an uneasy peace hung over Europe, ferocious proxy wars raged in the Cold War’s killing fields, resulting in more than 14 million dead - victims who remain largely forgotten and all but lost to history.
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Interesting but Biased
- De Jonathan W Schneider en 08-13-18
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ISIS
- Inside the Army of Terror
- De: Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan
- Narrado por: Qarie Marshall
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Initially dismissed by US President Barack Obama, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shocked the world by conquering massive territories in both countries and promising to create a vast new Muslim caliphate that observes the strict dictates of Sharia law. In ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror, American journalist Michael Weiss and Syrian analyst Hassan Hassan explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi army of international volunteers who have conquered territory equal to the size of Great Britain.
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Dunce Hat, Please...
- De Mel en 02-16-16
De: Michael Weiss, y otros
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Embers of War
- The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
- De: Fredrik Logevall
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
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In this landmark work that will forever change your understanding of how and why America went to war in Vietnam, author Fredrik Logevall taps newly accessible diplomatic archives in several nations and traces the path that led two Western nations to tragically lose their way in the jungles of Southeast Asia. He brings to life the bloodiest battles of France’s final years in Indochina - and describes how, from an early point, a succession of American leaders made disastrous policy choices that put America on its own collision course with history.
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Understanding Why We failed the People of Vietnam
- De VA en 03-22-21
De: Fredrik Logevall
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The Gamble
- General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
- De: Thomas E. Ricks
- Narrado por: James Lurie
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
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Fiasco, Thomas E. Ricks's #1 New York Times bestseller, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq - The Gamble is the next news-breaking installment. Thomas E. Ricks uses hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with top officers in Iraq and extraordinary on-the-ground reportage to document the inside story of the Iraq War since late 2005 as only he can, examining the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself.
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A Sure Bet
- De Joshua Kim en 06-10-12
De: Thomas E. Ricks
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Arik
- The Life of Ariel Sharon
- De: David Landau
- Narrado por: Waler Dixon
- Duración: 19 h y 38 m
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From the former editor in chief of Haaretz, the first in-depth, comprehensive biography of Ariel Sharon, the most dramatic and imposing Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years. The life of Ariel Sharon spans much of modern Israel’s history. A commander in the Israeli Army from its inception in 1948, Sharon participated in the 1948 War of Independence, played decisive roles in the 1956 Suez War and the Six-Day War of 1967, and is credited here with the shift in the outcome of the Yom Kippur War of 1973.
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- De Paul en 04-16-21
De: David Landau
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Anatomy of Terror
- From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State
- De: Ali Soufan
- Narrado por: Aaron Abano
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
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In Anatomy of Terror, former FBI special agent and New York Times best-selling author Ali Soufan dissects bin Laden's brand of jihadi terrorism and its major offshoots, revealing how these organizations were formed, how they operate, their strengths, and - crucially - their weaknesses.
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What every human on the planet needs to know!
- De drkraver en 05-24-17
De: Ali Soufan
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The Road to Dien Bien Phu
- A History of the First War for Vietnam
- De: Christopher Goscha
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
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On May 7, 1954, when the bullets stopped and the air stilled in Dien Bien Phu, there was no doubt that Vietnam could fight a mighty colonial power and win. After nearly a decade of struggle, a nation forged in the crucible of war had achieved a victory undreamed of by any other national liberation movement. The Road to Dien Bien Phu tells the story of how Ho Chi Minh turned a ragtag guerrilla army into a modern fighting force capable of bringing down the formidable French army.
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Motley Crew History new, true...,
- De Anonymous User en 04-20-22
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 26 h y 48 m
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- De Joe en 11-08-13
De: Steve Coll
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A World of Trouble
- The White House and the Middle East
- De: Patrick Tyler
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 27 h y 7 m
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The Middle East is the beginning and the end of U.S. foreign policy: events there influence our alliances, make or break presidencies, govern the price of oil, and draw us into war. But it was not always so - and as Patrick Tyler shows in this thrilling chronicle of American misadventures in the region, the story of American presidents' dealings there is one of mixed motives, skulduggery, deceit, and outright foolishness, as well as of policymaking and diplomacy.
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Does't deliver
- De Matthew en 02-10-09
De: Patrick Tyler
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The Afghanistan Papers
- A Secret History of the War
- De: Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post
- Narrado por: Dan Bittner
- Duración: 9 h y 35 m
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Unlike the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 had near-unanimous public support. At first, the goals were straightforward and clear: Defeat al-Qaeda and prevent a repeat of 9/11. Yet soon after the United States and its allies removed the Taliban from power, the mission veered off-course and US officials lost sight of their original objectives.
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Eye-Opening Book
- De David J Ray en 09-01-21
De: Craig Whitlock, y otros
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Afghanistan
- A Cultural and Political History
- De: Thomas Barfield
- Narrado por: Robin Bloodworth
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
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Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the 16th century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces listeners to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them.
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Great overview of Afghanistan's history
- De Bill en 12-11-12
De: Thomas Barfield
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The Twilight War
- The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran
- De: David Crist
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 25 h y 22 m
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For the past three decades, the United States and Iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents, divided administrations, and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations to the brink of open warfare. Drawing upon unparalleled access to senior officials and key documents of several US administrations, David Crist, a senior historian in the federal government, breaks new ground in virtually every section of The Twilight War.
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Most authoritative book on conflict on Iran, hands down.
- De David Free en 07-14-19
De: David Crist
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First In
- An Insider’s Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
- De: Gary C. Schroen
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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While America held its breath in the days immediately following 9/11, a small but determined group of CIA agents covertly began to change history. This is the riveting first-person account of the treacherous top-secret mission inside Afghanistan to set the stage for the defeat of the Taliban and launch the war on terror. As thrilling as any novel, First In is a uniquely intimate look at a mission that began the US retaliation against terrorism - and reclaimed the country of Afghanistan for its people.
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Fascinating behind the scenes account
- De Greg en 11-13-23
De: Gary C. Schroen
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- De Joe en 11-08-13
De: Steve Coll
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Directorate S
- The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 28 h y 30 m
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Resuming the narrative of his Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars, best-selling author Steve Coll tells for the first time the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11.
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Slow At Times But Always Horrifying And Engaging
- De Gillian en 02-20-18
De: Steve Coll
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The Afghanistan Papers
- A Secret History of the War
- De: Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post
- Narrado por: Dan Bittner
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Unlike the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 had near-unanimous public support. At first, the goals were straightforward and clear: Defeat al-Qaeda and prevent a repeat of 9/11. Yet soon after the United States and its allies removed the Taliban from power, the mission veered off-course and US officials lost sight of their original objectives.
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Eye-Opening Book
- De David J Ray en 09-01-21
De: Craig Whitlock, y otros
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Afghanistan
- A Cultural and Political History
- De: Thomas Barfield
- Narrado por: Robin Bloodworth
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
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Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the 16th century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces listeners to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them.
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Great overview of Afghanistan's history
- De Bill en 12-11-12
De: Thomas Barfield
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The Twilight War
- The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran
- De: David Crist
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 25 h y 22 m
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For the past three decades, the United States and Iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents, divided administrations, and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations to the brink of open warfare. Drawing upon unparalleled access to senior officials and key documents of several US administrations, David Crist, a senior historian in the federal government, breaks new ground in virtually every section of The Twilight War.
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Most authoritative book on conflict on Iran, hands down.
- De David Free en 07-14-19
De: David Crist
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First In
- An Insider’s Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
- De: Gary C. Schroen
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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While America held its breath in the days immediately following 9/11, a small but determined group of CIA agents covertly began to change history. This is the riveting first-person account of the treacherous top-secret mission inside Afghanistan to set the stage for the defeat of the Taliban and launch the war on terror. As thrilling as any novel, First In is a uniquely intimate look at a mission that began the US retaliation against terrorism - and reclaimed the country of Afghanistan for its people.
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Fascinating behind the scenes account
- De Greg en 11-13-23
De: Gary C. Schroen
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 26 h y 48 m
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- De Joe en 11-08-13
De: Steve Coll
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Directorate S
- The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 28 h y 30 m
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Resuming the narrative of his Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars, best-selling author Steve Coll tells for the first time the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11.
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Slow At Times But Always Horrifying And Engaging
- De Gillian en 02-20-18
De: Steve Coll
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The Great Gamble
- The Soviet War in Afghanistan
- De: Gregory Feifer
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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During the last years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union sent some of its most elite troops to unfamiliar lands in Central Asia to fight a vaguely defined enemy, which eventually defeated their superior number with unconventional tactics. Although the Soviet leadership initially saw the invasion as a victory, many Russian soldiers came to view the war as a demoralizing and devastating defeat, the consequences of which had a substantial impact on the Soviet Union and its collapse.
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- De Alyssa B. Goss en 11-22-09
De: Gregory Feifer
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The Definitive FDR
- Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882-1940) and Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (1940-1945)
- De: James MacGregor Burns
- Narrado por: David Stifel
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the longest serving president in US history, reshaping the country during the crises of the Great Depression and World War II. James MacGregor Burns's magisterial two-volume biography tells the complete life story of the fascinating political figure who instituted the New Deal. The Lion and the Fox details Roosevelt's youth, education, and his rise to national prominence, through his first two terms as president. The Soldier of Freedom is a moving profile of a leader gifted with rare political talent in an era of extraordinary challenges.
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- De Ryan Baumbach en 02-16-24
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The War for the Seas
- A Maritime History of World War II
- De: Evan Mawdsley
- Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 28 h y 23 m
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Command of the oceans was crucial to winning World War II. By the start of 1942 Nazi Germany had conquered mainland Europe, and Imperial Japan had overrun Southeast Asia and much of the Pacific. How could Britain and distant America prevail in what had become a "war of continents"? In this definitive account, Evan Mawdsley traces events at sea from the first U-boat operations in 1939 to the surrender of Japan. He argues that the Allied counterattack involved not just decisive sea battles, but a long struggle to control shipping arteries and move armies across the sea.
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An Unengaging Survey that Disappoints
- De Scott Eckert en 08-06-20
De: Evan Mawdsley
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The End of the Cold War 1985-1991
- De: Robert Service
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 21 h y 58 m
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Drawing on new archival research, Robert Service's gripping new investigation of the final years of the Cold War - the first to give equal attention to the internal deliberations from both sides of the Iron Curtain - opens a window onto the dramatic years that would irrevocably alter the world's geopolitical landscape and the men at their fore.
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Behind the scenes look at a pivotal period of time
- De Mike From Mesa en 09-20-16
De: Robert Service
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Cobra II
- The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
- De: Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 25 h y 3 m
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Unimpeachably sourced, Cobra II describes how the American rush to Baghdad provided the opportunity for the virulent insurgency that followed. The brutal aftermath in Iraq was not inevitable and was a surprise to the generals on both sides; Cobra II provides the first authoritative account as to why. It is a book of enduring importance and incisive analysis, a comprehensive account of the most reported yet least understood war in American history.
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Informative military account of the War in Iraq
- De Graham en 09-02-07
De: Michael R. Gordon, y otros
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A Few Bad Men
- The True Story of US Marines Ambushed in Afghanistan and Betrayed in America
- De: Major Fred Galvin USMC (Ret.), Sal Manna
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 8 h y 11 m
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Ambushed in Afghanistan and betrayed by their own leaders, these elite Marines fought for their lives again, back home. A cross between A Few Good Men and American Sniper, this is the true story of an elite Marine special operations unit bombed by an IED and shot at during an Afghanistan ambush. The Marine Commandos were falsely accused of gunning down innocent Afghan civilians following the ambush. The unit’s leader, Major Fred Galvin, was summarily relieved of duty, and his unit was booted from the combat zone.
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Always Faithful - Marine Corp, are you?
- De David en 06-21-22
De: Major Fred Galvin USMC (Ret.), y otros
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George F. Kennan
- An American Life
- De: John Lewis Gaddis
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hilgartner
- Duración: 31 h y 54 m
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Drawing on extensive interviews with George Kennan and exclusive access to his archives, an eminent scholar of the Cold War delivers a revelatory biography of its troubled mastermind. This is a landmark work of history and biography that reveals the vast influence and rich inner landscape of a life that both mirrored and shaped the century it spanned.
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Kennan: a man who needs to be studied
- De Muttering Beduwen en 06-10-12
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Why We Lost
- A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
- De: Daniel Bolger
- Narrado por: Steve Coulter
- Duración: 20 h y 40 m
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Over a 35-year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to become a three-star general, commanding in both theaters of the U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. He participated in meetings with top-level military and civilian players, where strategy was made and managed. At the same time, he regularly carried a rifle alongside rank-and-file soldiers in combat actions - unusual for a general.
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An apolitical account of our recent wars.
- De DMgraphicGlass en 04-07-15
De: Daniel Bolger
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The Birth of Classical Europe
- A History from Troy to Augustine
- De: Simon Price, Peter Thonemann
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
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To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level, from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a “classical Europe,” using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures. As this consistently fresh and surprising new audio book makes clear, however, this was no less true for the inhabitants of those classical civilizations themselves, whose myths, history, and buildings were an elaborate engagement with an already old and revered past - one filled with great leaders and writers....
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Excellent overview of the Classical World
- De David I. Williams en 01-12-14
De: Simon Price, y otros
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Not a Good Day to Die
- The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
- De: Sean Naylor
- Narrado por: John Henry Cox
- Duración: 19 h y 36 m
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At dawn on March 2, 2002, America's first major battle of the 21st century began. Over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Division flew into Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kotvalley - and into the mouth of a buzz saw. They were about to pay a bloody price for strategic, high-level miscalculations that underestimated the enemy's strength and willingness to fight.
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50/50
- De Kindle Customer en 11-14-16
De: Sean Naylor
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Kabul
- The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End
- De: Jerry Dunleavy, James Hasson
- Narrado por: Maxwell Hamilton
- Duración: 11 h y 52 m
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America’s chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined.
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A rare exposition of the truth
- De VStamper en 10-27-23
De: Jerry Dunleavy, y otros
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Empire of Cotton
- A Global History
- De: Sven Beckert
- Narrado por: Jim Frangione
- Duración: 20 h y 15 m
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Here is the story of how, beginning well before the advent of machine production in the 1780s, these men captured ancient trades and skills in Asia, combined them with the expropriation of lands in the Americas and the enslavement of African workers to crucially recast the disparate realms of cotton that had existed for millennia. We see how industrial capitalism then reshaped these worlds of cotton into an empire, and how this empire transformed the world.
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A New History of Global Capitalism
- De Lucian of Samosata en 03-17-15
De: Sven Beckert
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Terrible pronunciation
The reader badly mispronounces almost all of the foreign words and names, even the most common. He pronounces ‘Shah’, (as in the Shah of Iran) ‘Shakh’.
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Solid Work, thank you.
Seemed some details of key events were omitted but otherwise in astounding production. This will for sure become a central resource in reference to the particular conflict.
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- Alex Noble
- 07-24-23
Solid History of the War
I like so many around the world, followed the conflict for more than two decades and was constantly questioning what was our purpose there; changing from pro, then against, and back again as the years went on. So, I’m grateful have it explained in such a clear and concise manner to help make sense of why the conflict kept the west in the fight and an Afghan nation in chaos and finally to the way the war ended in a defeat. Thank you for a solid historical account.
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- Charles Olmsted
- 06-18-22
A superb summary of the Afghan war
As said in the title to this review, this is a superb summary of the Afghan war. I should start my mentioning that I had the honor to serve alongside Carter in Garmser in 2010-2011. He is the smartest, most insightful, and empathetic person with whom I served. His ability to tell the story of the Afghan leaders who did most of the fighting and dying in the war is one of this book’s strongest points.
This is not military history, although specific battles are mentioned. It is political history. It focuses on human actors and activities. If you are looking for gritty accounts of the fighting, particularly from a U.S. military perspective, look elsewhere. If you want to understand the US involvement in Afghanistan, this is the book for you.
I particularly recommend it to veterans looking back on their experience as a means to understanding the big picture. For me, at least, this book helped salve some of the wounds done to an idealistic young patriot by the cynical reality of domestic politics, great power politics, and coming to terms with America’s vast expenditure of blood and treasure in the GWOT.
This book should also be required reading for all would-be military and political leaders. It provides excellent lessons in military and political leadership, without succumbing to partisanship or hero worshiping.
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