War against the Taliban: why it all went wrong in Afghanistan / (Record no. 1889)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781408809051 (hardback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1408809052 (hardback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 958.1047 |
| Item number | GAL/W |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gall, Sandy |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | War against the Taliban: why it all went wrong in Afghanistan / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Sandy Gall |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London; |
| -- | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Bloomsbury Pub., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 385 p.: 1map; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliography and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | PART one: Early Battles<br/>1. Zia and the ISI, 1970-1984 3 <br/>2. The Coming of the Taliban, 199 5-2001 24<br/>3. Tora Bora I, 1982-2001 32<br/>4. Tora Bora 2, 2001-2011 46<br/>5. The British in Kabul, 2001-2002 61<br/>6. The Great Game in the South, 2005 82<br/>7. Ed Butler and Musa Qala, 2006 96<br/>PART two: Corruption and Bad Governance<br/>8. Patronage or Corruption 119<br/>9. The Narco State 127<br/>10. Sherard and the French 147<br/>11. The Girl Who Ran Away from Her Husband, 2010 153<br/>12. The State of the Insurgency, 2008 165<br/>13. The Protection-Money Racket 181<br/>14. A Coalition Government, 2010 194<br/>PART three: Why We Failed in Helmand: Politicians or Generals?<br/>15. Brown and Blair: Double Nemesis, 2006-2009 2,07<br/>16. General Richards Takes Over, 2006-2011 220<br/>17. The Battles of Panjwai and Musa Qala, 2006-2007 ’ 2.36<br/>PART FOUR: End Game and the Pakistan Connection<br/>18. McChrystal Brought Down by Rolling Stone<br/>19. The Afghan Mafia, 2009<br/>20. The Beginning of the End? Summer 2010<br/>21. The Taliban in Quetta, 2007<br/>22. The Sun in the Sky<br/>23. Turning the Tide |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Afghan War |
| General subdivision | Historical Accounts |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Middle East |
| General subdivision | History |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 01/06/2016 | 958.1047 GAL/W | P36780 | 10/02/2023 | General Books |