UNDERSTANDING the U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan/ Edited by Beth Bailey and Richard H. Immerman.
Physical description:
ix, 366 pages 23 cm;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.;
Author(s): Bailey, Beth L.;
Immerman, Richard H.;
ISBN:
9781479826902 (pbk.;
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-2011.;
Afghan War, 2001;
United States --Foreign relations --Iraq.;
United States --Foreign relations --fghanistan.;
Formatted contents notes:
Introduction / Beth Bailey and Richard H. Immerman -- Part I. The wars and their origins -- The wars' entangled roots: regional realities and Washington's vision / Michael A. Reynolds -- 9/11: Bush's response / Terry H. Anderson -- Part II. The possibilities and limits of American military and diplomatic strategy -- Intelligence and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan / Richard H. Immerman -- Assessing strategic choices in the War on Terror / Stephen Biddle and Peter D. Feaver -- Military strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq: learning and adapting under fire at home and in the field / Conrad Crane -- Human rights as a weapon of war / Jonathan Horowitz -- Part III. Waging and the wages of war -- The combatants' experiences / Lisa Mundey -- Fighting (against) the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan / David Farber -- Limited war in the age of total media / Sam Lebovic -- "Watching war made us immune": the popular culture of the wars / Andrew C. McKevitt -- Part IV. Lessons and legacies -- Veterans' readjustment after the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars / David Kieran -- The lessons and legacies of the War in Iraq / Robert K. Brigham -- The lessons and legacies of the War in Afghanistan / Aaron B. O'Connell.;
Call number: 956.7044'3 UND;
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00$aUNDERSTANDING the U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan$cEdited by Beth Bailey and Richard H. Immerman.
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0 $aIntroduction / Beth Bailey and Richard H. Immerman -- Part I. The wars and their origins -- The wars' entangled roots: regional realities and Washington's vision / Michael A. Reynolds -- 9/11: Bush's response / Terry H. Anderson -- Part II. The possibilities and limits of American military and diplomatic strategy -- Intelligence and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan / Richard H. Immerman -- Assessing strategic choices in the War on Terror / Stephen Biddle and Peter D. Feaver -- Military strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq: learning and adapting under fire at home and in the field / Conrad Crane -- Human rights as a weapon of war / Jonathan Horowitz -- Part III. Waging and the wages of war -- The combatants' experiences / Lisa Mundey -- Fighting (against) the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan / David Farber -- Limited war in the age of total media / Sam Lebovic -- "Watching war made us immune": the popular culture of the wars / Andrew C. McKevitt -- Part IV. Lessons and legacies -- Veterans' readjustment after the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars / David Kieran -- The lessons and legacies of the War in Iraq / Robert K. Brigham -- The lessons and legacies of the War in Afghanistan / Aaron B. O'Connell.