MARC Close
00000cam c2200205 i 4500
000000852252
20190530155400
170522s2017 mduabf b 001 0aeng
▼a 2017012772
▼a 9781612518152 (hardcover : alk. paper)
▼a DLC
▼b eng
▼c DLC
▼d DLC
▼d 243002
▼e rda
▼a a-af---
▼a Green, Daniel R.,
▼e author.
▼a In the warlords' shadow:
▼b special operations forces, the Afghans, and their fight against the Taliban/
▼d Daniel R. Green.
▼a Special operations forces, the Afghans, and their fight against the Taliban
▼a Annapolis, Maryland:
▼b Naval Institute Press,
▼c [2017].
▼a xxi, 256 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates:
▼b illustrations, maps;
▼c 24 cm.
▼a Includes bibliographical references and index.
▼a Timeline of key events in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan -- Acronyms -- Uruzgan redux -- The village war -- The warlord's shadow -- The new frontier -- General Khan -- Rise of the state -- The season of assassinations -- Spreading the faith -- Return to a new beginning -- The western frontier -- The eastern frontier -- Twilight zone -- Transition to victory -- The Great Wall of Chora -- "He's our Taliban" -- Plugging a ratline -- Enlisting the population in its own defense -- "Last reflections on a war" -- Appendix A: Key lessons from SOTF-SE's deployment -- Appendix B: Characteristics of successful village stability operations -- Appendix C: Village stability survey.
▼a "In this first-hand account of how the Village Stability Operations program functioned, Daniel R. Green provides a long-term perspective on how SOF stabilized the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, the site of the Pashtun uprising against the Taliban in 2001 led by Hamid Karzai, future president of Afghanistan. In the Warlords' Shadow offers a comprehensive overview of how SOF adapted to the unique demands of the local insurgency and is a rare, inside look at how special operations confronted the Taliban by fighting a "better war" and in so doing fundamentally changed the course of the war in Afghanistan."--Provided by publisher.
▼a Taliban.
▼a Afghan War, 2001-
▼v Personal narratives, American.
▼a Afghan War, 2001-
▼x Campaigns
▼z Afghanistan
▼z Uruzgān.
▼a Counterinsurgency
▼z Afghanistan
▼z Uruzgān.
▼a Political stability
▼z Afghanistan
▼z Uruzgān.
▼a Special operations (Military science)
▼z Afghanistan.
▼a Special forces (Military science)
▼z Afghanistan.
▼a Military assistance, American
▼z Afghanistan.
▼a Uruzgān (Afghanistan)
▼x Politics and government.
▼i Online version:
▼a Green, Daniel R., author.
▼t In the warlords' shadow.
▼d Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2017],
▼z 9781612518169
▼a 송미영
▼b 송미영
▼a 958.10474
▼b G795i
| Data Type : | Monograph |
|---|---|
| ISBN : | 9781612518152 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Personal Author : | Green, Daniel R., author. |
| Title/Author : | In the warlords' shadow: special operations forces, the Afghans, and their fight against the Taliban/ Daniel R. Green. |
| Imprint : | Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, [2017]. |
| Format : | xxi, 256 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, maps; 24 cm. |
| Note : | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Content Note : | Timeline of key events in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan -- Acronyms -- Uruzgan redux -- The village war -- The warlord's shadow -- The new frontier -- General Khan -- Rise of the state -- The season of assassinations -- Spreading the faith -- Return to a new beginning -- The western frontier -- The eastern frontier -- Twilight zone -- Transition to victory -- The Great Wall of Chora -- "He's our Taliban" -- Plugging a ratline -- Enlisting the population in its own defense -- "Last reflections on a war" -- Appendix A: Key lessons from SOTF-SE's deployment -- Appendix B: Characteristics of successful village stability operations -- Appendix C: Village stability survey. |
| 요약 : | "In this first-hand account of how the Village Stability Operations program functioned, Daniel R. Green provides a long-term perspective on how SOF stabilized the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, the site of the Pashtun uprising against the Taliban in 2001 led by Hamid Karzai, future president of Afghanistan. In the Warlords' Shadow offers a comprehensive overview of how SOF adapted to the unique demands of the local insurgency and is a rare, inside look at how special operations confronted the Taliban by fighting a "better war" and in so doing fundamentally changed the course of the war in Afghanistan."--Provided by publisher. |
| 주제명(단체명) : | Taliban. -- |
| General Subject Name : | Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American. -- |
| General Subject Name : | Afghan War, 2001- -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan -- Uruzgān. -- |
| General Subject Name : | Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan -- Uruzgān. -- |
| General Subject Name : | Political stability -- Afghanistan -- Uruzgān. -- |
| General Subject Name : | Special operations (Military science) -- Afghanistan. -- |
| General Subject Name : | Special forces (Military science) -- Afghanistan. -- |
| General Subject Name : | Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan. -- |
| Subject(Place) : | Uruzgān (Afghanistan) Politics and government. |
| 기타형태 저록 : | Online version: Green, Daniel R., author. In the warlords' shadow. Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2017], 9781612518169 |
| Class No. : | 958.10474 |
| Language | English |
Write Review