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Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq de Brigadier (retired) Ben Barry, OBE

Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq

Autor Brigadier (retired) Ben Barry, OBE
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 noi 2020
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2021, THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS A FINALIST FOR THE 2020 ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD. FIRST RUNNER UP IN THE TEMPLER MEDAL BOOK PRIZE 2021.'With a soldier's eye for telling operational details, Ben Barry offers an authoritative, compelling and inevitably bleak account of the American and British campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.'Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College LondonWritten by the author of the official British military analysis of the Iraq campaigns,Blood, Metal and Dustis the first authoritative military history of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to tell the detailed story of what happened on the ground.From the high-ranking officer who wrote the still-classified British military analysis of the war in Iraq comes the authoritative history of two conflicts which have overshadowed the beginning of the 21st century. Inextricably linked to the ongoing 'War on Terror', the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dominated more than a decade of international politics, and their influence is felt to this day.Blood, Metal and Dustis the first military history to offer a comprehensive overview of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, providing in-depth accounts of the operations undertaken by both US and UK forces. Brigadier Ben Barry explores the wars which shaped the modern Middle East, providing a detailed narrative of operations as they unfolded. With unparalleled access to official military accounts and extensive contacts in both the UK and the US militaries, Brigadier Barry is uniquely placed to tell the story of these controversial conflicts, and offers a rounded account of the international campaigns which irrevocably changed the global geopolitical landscape.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472831019
ISBN-10: 1472831012
Pagini: 528
Ilustrații: 64pp colour plate section
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 50 mm
Greutate: 0.91 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Osprey Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Ben Barry is an acknowledged expert on the subject, having written the still-classified 'Lessons Learned' review of the Iraq War for the British Army, and his extensive contacts in the US military will enable this to be a truly rounded title.

Notă biografică

As Senior Fellow for Land Warfare for the International Institute for Strategic Studies,Ben Barryhas written extensively for IISS publications includingSurvival,its journal, andStrategic Survey, its annual assessment of world affairs. He is one of the authors of the annualMilitary Balance, an authoritative assessment of global military affairs, and his publications withMilitary Balanceinclude 'Combat and Capability: Military Trends since 9/11', a concise analysis of the decade of military conflict from 2001 to 2011, published in 2012. Before leaving the British Army in October 2010, he wroteA Cold War: Front-line Operations in Bosnia 1995­-1996describing his battalion's operational tour under both UN and NATO flags in the mid-1990s. The book was shortlisted for the British Army Book of the Year 2009 award. His final appointment was leading the British Army's analysis of the lessons of the Iraq campaign, which informsBlood, Metal and Dust.

Cuprins

List of Maps List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1 Before the Fall: The military experience of the US and its allies before 9/11 2 Strategic Shock and Response: Afghanistan from 9/11 to Operation Anaconda 3 Economy of Force: Stabilizing Afghanistan 2002-05 4 Operation Cobra II: The invasion of Iraq 5 Descent into Chaos: Iraq 2003-04 6 'As the Iraqis stand up we will stand down': The Transition Strategy 2004-06 7 The Iraq Surge: Regaining the initiative 8 Learning under Fire: The struggle to adapt 9 The Battles for Basra: Britain' s near-defeat in southern Iraq 10 Endgame in Iraq: Success turns to failure 11 The Enemy Gets a Vote: Afghanistan 2006-09 12 The Afghan Surge: 2009-12 13 The Failure of the Transition to Afghan Security Leadership 14 COVID-19: A dark postscript 15 Bloody Lessons Glossary Recommended Reading Endnotes Index

Recenzii

At one levelBlood, Metal and Dustis a clear, dispassionate and succinct military history of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it is much more important than that. As the US and UK turn their backs too quickly on both wars, they are in danger of disregarding the lessons and so failing to profit from their experiences. This book puts that right. Ben Barry is forthright in his criticisms and depressingly correct in his conclusions.Blood, Metal and Dustis essential reading.
With a soldier's eye for telling operational details, Ben Barry offers an authoritative, compelling and inevitably bleak account of the American and British campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Blood, Metal and Dustis a seminal work that exploits newly available archival material to produce a riveting account of the allies' wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Armed with a keen scholarly eye and long military experience, Ben Barry dissects key decision points and pitched battles ranging from Tora Bora, OperationMedusaand Wanat in Afghanistan to the US Marines' Anbar campaign, OperationViking Hammerin Kurdistan, and the Sadr City battle of 2008. His unsparing judgments should inform future war planning, making this book required reading for the policymaker and the practitioner alike.
The telling of this particular audit of war is accomplished with precision and with dispassionate honesty. This book is required reading.
This is without doubt the best military history of the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan I have read to date.
Blood, Metal and Dustis an essential, landmark work.
Blood, Metal and Dustis the essential account of the 21st-century wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.