Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan

Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan

A New York Times Notable Book

The author of the acclaimed bestseller and National Book Award finalist, Imperial Life in the Emerald City, tells the startling, behind-the-scenes story of the USâ€™s political and military misadventure in Afghanistan. In this meticulously reported and illuminating book, Rajiv Chandrasekaran focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of President Obamaâ€™s surge, and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the president and a military that increasingly went its own way. The profound ramifications this political battle had on the region and the world are laid bare through a cast of fascinating charactersâ€”disillusioned and inept diplomats, frustrated soldiers, headstrong officersâ€”who played a part in the process of pumping American money and soldiers into Afghan nation-building. What emerges in Little America is a detailed picture of unsavory compromiseâ€”warlords who were to be marginalized suddenly embraced, the Karzai family transformed from foe to friend, fighting corruption no longer a top priorityâ€”and a venture that became politically, financially, and strategically unsustainable.

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AÂ Washington PostÂ Notable Book
AÂ St. Louis Post-DispatchÂ Best Book of the Year
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0307947041_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-03-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307947048

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0307947041_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2013-03-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307947048

Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan

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