| Contents |
Opening thoughts -- Preface -- Maps -- Introductions -- Land, people, and culture -- The struggle for independence, modernization, and development -- The Saur "revolution" and the Soviet-Afghan War, 1978-1989 -- The civil war and the advent of the Taliban -- 9/11 and the war against the Taliban government -- Insurgency: theory and practice -- The second war against the Taliban and the struggle to rebuild Afghanistan -- The surge -- A current assessment and contending options -- Conclusion -- Suggestions for further reading -- Notes -- About the author. |
| General note | Title from PDF title page (National Defense University Press, viewed July 19, 2011). |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Collins, Joseph J. Understanding war in Afghanistan. Washington, DC : National Defense University Press, 2011 |
| GPO item number | 0378-H-01 (online) |
| Govt. docs number |
D 5.402:W 19/2 |
