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Author
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
NC 1420L
Language
English
Description
In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three Cups of Tea" left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Following the September 11 attacks, the United States successfully overthrew the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The U.S. 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 resources and personnel, undermining the gains...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xxi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this sweeping account of a war brought by well-intentioned American leaders against an enemy they barely understood, and could not truly engage, Gall argues that Pakistan fueled the Taliban and protected Osama bin Laden for the entire duration of the American invasion and occupation.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the war between the United States and Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., providing some historical context for the rise of the Taliban and al-Qaida.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 453 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"As troops pull out of Afghanistan at the end of America's longest war, The Long War uncovers the failures at the start that set the scene for this prolonged conflict. Three American presidents tried to defeat the Taliban--sending 150,000 international troops at the peak and spending a trillion dollars. But early policy mistakes that allowed Osama bin Laden to escape made the task far harder. Deceived by easy victories, they backed ruthless corrupt...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky's bestselling account of Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, was just the beginning for these now battle-hardened special operations warriors. The unforgiving Afghan winter has settled upon the 22 men of Marine Special Operations Team 8222, callsign Dagger 22, in the remote and hostile river valley of Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. The Taliban fighters in the region would have liked...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 429 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two decorated American war heroes survive combat in Afghanistan only to find themselves on an unfamiliar battlefield--the courtroom--in this true story by the commander of Delta Company, 1/506th a.k.a. Dog Company. The deaths of two of his men is agony for Captain Roger Hill and the agony is intensified when he realizes those responsible--12 Taliban spies--have been working right under his nose on the American base. When unreasonable military regulations...