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The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War

byCraig Whitlock

In The Afghanistan Papers, Craig Whitlock presents a historical account centered on a Secret History of the War. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and political science. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. The Afghanistan Papers leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Publication date

Aug 31, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

368

ISBN

9781982159009