In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan (Audiobook)

from iftyzaidi

I was all set for a heavy-duty session of eye-rolling when the author started this book about the U.S. military's involvement in Afghanistan with a short account of how tough a time Alexander the Great had in subduing Afghanistan (because you know, something that happened over 2000 years has so m...

from Brent.Hall

This is a solid book that every citizen who wishes to be informed on America's conflict in Afghanistan should read. It is written in a straightforward manner sans unwieldy acronyms that burdens other texts on military strategy and current operations. Jones does an excellent job of providing just ...

from dickmanikowski

The pace is a little plodding, but that's to be expected in a volume that goes into this much history about America's seemingly ill-fated invasion of Afghanistan. The author brings together all sorts of resources to provide a context.

from dickmanikowski

The pace is a little plodding, but that's to be expected in a volume that goes into this much history about America's seemingly ill-fated invasion of Afghanistan. The author brings together all sorts of resources to provide a context.

from PCorrigan

Solid effort though obviously leaves you hanging with the situation utterly unresolved in about early 2009. So it does not deal with the Obama 'surge' or any of the political or military developments since that time. To my mind one salient point stands out above all else and that is the role of P...