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In the graveyard of empires : America's war in Afghanistan by Seth G. Jones is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is In the graveyard of empires : America's war in Afghanistan about?
A definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency.After the swift defeat of the Taliban in 2001, American optimism has steadily evaporated in the face of mounting violence; a new “war of a thousand cuts” has now brought the country to its knees. In the Graveyard of Empires is a political history of Afghanistan in the “Age of Terror” from 2001 to 2009, exploring the fundamental tragedy of America’s longest war since Vietnam. After a brief survey of the great empires in Afghanistan—the campaigns of Alexander the Great, the British in the era of Kipling, and the late Soviet Union—Seth G. Jones examines the central question of our own war: how did an insurgency develop? Following the September 11 attacks, the United States successfully overthrew the Taliban regime. It established security throughout the country—killing, capturing, or scattering most of al Qa’ida’s senior operatives—and Afghanistan finally began to emerge from more than two decades of struggle and conflict. But Jones argues that as early as 2001 planning for the Iraq War siphoned off resources and talented personnel, undermining the gains tha
Who reads In the graveyard of empires : America's war in Afghanistan?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Seth G. Jones
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393068986
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, Fiction, Middle Ages
- Rating
- 3.84 / 5 (768 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
