Understanding the U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan [electronic resource] / Edited by Beth Bailey and Richard H. Immerman.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bailey, Beth L., 1957- (Editor)
Immerman, Richard H. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Afghan War, 2001-2021.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2015 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2015 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 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.