Modern Afghanistan, Paperback

The history of modern Afghanistan is an epic drama, a thriller, a tragedy, a surreal farce. Every forty years or so, over the last two centuries, s...

Following the stories of two dozen refugees from Syria and Afghanistan in 2015, Citizens and Refugees argues that we need to include the histories ...

Reducere. The technology of warfare has changed since Carl von Clausewitz's Vom Kriege was first published, but the fundamental nature of modern warfare is s...

Reducere. One man and his four-legged friends go to war in Afghanistan; a ten-year battle against enemies seen and unseenIn Afghanistan, sometimes all that s...

This exploration of the modern reality of medicine and injury in wartime, from the plains of Afghanistan to the rehabilitation wards of Surrey, off...

Reducere. "We were chasing ghosts in killing fields, where adolescence ended and the war began."A captivating account of the deeply personal experience of mo...

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare, from its origins in classical Greec...

A play inspired by the true story of Afghanistan's first youth music programme, exploring a world following the US invasion that is complex, contra...

The extraordinary memoir of Grenadier Guards officer Patrick Hennessey, an acclaimed account of the making of a modern soldier who has faced some o...

Reducere. From a highly decorated general, a brilliant new way of understanding war and its role in the twenty-first century.Drawing on his vast experience a...

Reducere. David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas "are...

Reducere. Following the success of his recent book on Navy SEALs in Iraq, The Sheriff of Ramadi, bestselling author and combat veteran Dick Couch now examine...

Reducere. Originally printed in very limited numbers in 1995, this book is a companion piece to "The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Af...

Reducere. To travel the Silk Road, the greatest land route on earth, is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions, and i...

Publisher: Indiana University PressIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 456Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 152 x 22...

Reducere. "An End to Suffering" tells of Pankaj Mishra's search to understand the Buddha's relevance in today's world, where religious violence, poverty and ...

"In Matrix Games, knowledge, imagination, and persuasiveness dominate. Both the referee and the players find their greatest success by drawing on t...

Contributor(s): Author: Michael WalzerA penetrating investigation into moral and ethical questions raised by war, drawing on examples from antiquit...

Reducere. " . . . Joe is the consummate professional with a 'can do' attitude that inspires and motivates others to do their best " --Dr. Dale Comstock, MSG ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ronald Dalton Jr"From beyond the Rivers of Ethiopia My worshippers, My dispersed ones, Will bring My offerings." - Zephania...

Less than a decade after Queen Elizabeth I, a Muslim woman ruled an empire more than twenty- five times the size of Elizabethan England and vastly ...

Reducere. Written for middle-grade readers, 10 Routes That Crossed the World explores famous roads, trails, and pathways across the globe that have played a ...

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of nine distinguished military historians, examines ...

Winner of the 2010 Donald Hall Prize in Poetry In her third poetry collection, Quan Barry explores the universal image of war as evidenced in Afgha...

Contributor(s): Author: Colin S. GrayStrategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential andenduring feature of human history that is here to st...

Reducere. Arrian's Campaigns of Alexander, widely considered the most authoritative history of the brilliant leader's great conquests, is the latest addition...

In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enli...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank is back home in the Carolina lowcountry, spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm,...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Chaghatay language was used across Central Asia from the 1400s through the 1950s. Chroniclers, clerks, and poets in modern-day Afgha...

DescriptionAn illustrated study of the radical evolution of the Australian Army's capabilities, and its combat operations, that has taken place sin...

DescriptionThe Greatest Stories Never Told: Snipers is an unforgettable collection of heart-stopping stories of well-known contemporary American sn...

Reducere. Weapons is one of the bestselling books on armament ever published. This definitive guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, ...

Insurgencies are at the center of most of the conflicts that confront the modern world, and they have been since the Second World War. Leading armi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Deborah Rodriguez" Deborah] Rodriguez paints a vivid picture of Afghan culture. . . . As if Maeve Binchy had written The Ki...

Reducere. DescriptionThis powerful and lyrical debut novel is to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan; the story of two girls living eight hundred y...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ghayan ChandPashto also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu, Pushtoo, Pathan, or Afghan language) is a...

Reducere. The fragility of life. The persistence of hope. The marvels of medicine.Doctors are our modern saviors. And, yet who is the surgeon behind the mask...

A snow leopard biologist becomes the prey when Cold War secrets threaten to expose a modern-day spy ring, and an elite British soldier is forced to...

Reducere. Thrilling and timeless, Lost Horizon is a masterpiece of modern fiction, and one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century. Hugh Conwa...

The T-54 and T-55 tanks are the most widely manufactured tanks of all time. They have become ubiquitous to wars around the globe since the 1950s, s...

IN 1991 THE UNITED STATES trounced the Iraqi army in battle only to stumble blindly into postwar turmoil. Then in 2003 the United States did it aga...

Reducere. Prince Henry of Wales, also known as Prince Harry, is the second son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Diana. After enduring the death of h...

Reducere. Dive deep into the fascinating world of German tanks in this definitive textbook about the Leopard 1 and 2. Known as one of the most for their prom...