The savage war : the untold battles of Afghanistan
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The savage war : the untold battles of Afghanistan
J. Wiley & Sons Canada, c2011
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On the tenth anniversary of Canada's involvement, a leading journalist offers a fascinating assessment of Canada's past and present role in the Afghan war Of the 33,000 troops under NATO command in Afghanistan in October 2006, 12,000 were Americans and 2,500 were Canadians. Deployed to southern Afghanistan, the Canadian forces were charged with ending the violent insurgency in Kandahar Province. The Savage War offers a compelling look at how the war has been conducted by Canada and its allies on the ground and at the highest echelons. With unprecedented access to classified documents and the exceptional storytelling skills that have made him an award-winning reporter, Murray Brewster offers a powerful new perspective on the war. Told in the first person by a journalist who's spent more time in the trenches than any of his peers, The Savage War provides a candid look at the war's principal figures captured in off-camera moments and the daily, gritty reality of ordinary soldiers and Afghans.
And as Canada prepares to take on a new mission in Afghanistan, this is the first comprehensive account of the five most significant years of the war and the key moments in it that shaped history. Murray Brewster provides tough-minded analysis and a critique of bureaucracy as well as revelations about corruption-sure to incite commentary and stir controversy Includes eyewitness accounts, exclusive interviews, and access to classified documents An unflinching, unvarnished analysis of Canada's role in the war, told in first-person by a journalist who has sat in trenches with soldiers, and also in the living room of 24 Sussex Drive with the prime minister Taking readers beyond punditry and political spin, The Savage War is the first comprehensive account of the key moments in the Afghan war that have shaped history. Many have asked what went wrong. The Savage War tackles this question head on.
Table of Contents
Preface IX Prologue XIII 1 We're Not in Kansas Anymore 1 2 The Gathering Storm 13 3 "What Does Sorry Mean to Me?" 27 4 Perceptions 45 5 Moral Murk 59 6 Fighting Season 71 7 Cut and Run 83 8 Operation Medusa 97 9 "You Have to Spend to Save" 109 10 The Road to Zangabad 123 11 Warlords 141 12 Worst Days 155 13 A Flawed Arrangement 171 14 An Unlawful Enemy Combatant 185 15 Playing Chicken 189 16 An Epitaph to Good Intentions 203 17 "Almost Normal, But Not Quite" 213 18 "Feel Free to Exit at Your Leisure" 225 19 Losing Hearts and Minds 237 20 The Devil's Workshop 251 21 Shoot the Messenger 261 22 3D-Deny, Deflect and Divide 271 23 The Green Hell 289 24 Getting Out of Dodge 303 25 A Dangerous Life 313 Acknowledgements 329 Index 331
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