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Book Synopsis The Shepherd of Jalalabad by : Chaplain (Maj) D. W. Hughes USA RET.
Download or read book The Shepherd of Jalalabad written by Chaplain (Maj) D. W. Hughes USA RET. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States Army Chaplains are oftentimes one of the greatest unsung heroes in military combat operations overseas. “The Shepherd of Jalalabad” gives the reader a behind the scenes look at the bravery, religious passion, dedication and heroism of one Army Chaplain’s combat experiences during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. This unique perspective is the story of Chaplain Hughes’ preparation, deployment and return from war. It also describes in detail his own personal struggles that followed; dealing with post-traumatic stress and the post-combat reintegration with his family.
Book Synopsis Histories are Mirrors by : John F. Burns
Download or read book Histories are Mirrors written by John F. Burns and published by Umbrage Editions. This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning images of the conflict-filled regions that have come to define our national policy today.
Book Synopsis The Life of Kings by : Frederic B Hill
Download or read book The Life of Kings written by Frederic B Hill and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an age when local daily papers with formerly robust reporting are cutting sections and even closing their doors, the contributors to The Life of Kings celebrate the heyday of one such paper, the Baltimore Sun, when it set the agenda for Baltimore, was a force in Washington, and extended its reach around the globe. Contributors like David Simon, creator of HBO’s The Wire, and renowned political cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher (better known as KAL), tell what it was like to work in what may have been the last golden age of American newspapers -- when journalism still seemed like “the life of kings” that H.L. Mencken so cheerfully remembered. The writers in this volume recall the standards that made the Sun and other fine independent newspapers a bulwark of civic life for so long. Their contributions affirm that the core principles they followed are no less imperative for the new forms of journalism: a strong sense of the public interest in whose name they were acting, a reverence for accuracy, and an obligation
Book Synopsis Pre-tsarist and Tsarist Central Asia by : Paul Georg Geiss
Download or read book Pre-tsarist and Tsarist Central Asia written by Paul Georg Geiss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study, written from the perspective of political sociology, represents the first comparative examination of Central Asian communal and political organisation before and after the tsarist conquest of the region. It covers Turkman, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and other tribal societies, analyses the patrimonial state structures of the Emirate of Bukhara and the Khanates of Khiva and Khokand, and discusses the impacts of the established tsarist civil military administration on communal and political orientations of the Muslim population.
Download or read book The Infidel written by Bob Shepherd and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Islamic militants infiltrate an elite British counter-narcotics programme, disaster is averted thanks to SAS veterans John Patterson and Dusty Miller. But when fallout from the affair threatens to topple the West's fragile Afghan alliance and expose failings inside the UK's new crime fighting agency, John and Dusty suddenly find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Alone and on the run, one place on earth holds the key to their innocence: Nuristan, a remote Afghan province and notorious terrorist haven. But their journey to freedom will thrust them deeper into the Afghan conflict than they ever imagined. Battling hostile terrain and Islamic fighters, John and Dusty emerge the unlikely champions of an ancient community torn apart by al-Qaeda and western forces. From Bob Shepherd, ex-SAS soldier and bestselling author of The Circuit, comes an adventure inspired by Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King. An action-packed tale of honour, betrayal and tribalism, The Infidelis thrilling, poignant and deeply relevant to one of the bloodiest conflicts of our time.
Book Synopsis Afghan Frontier by : Victoria Schofield
Download or read book Afghan Frontier written by Victoria Schofield and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-30 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The most dangerous place in the world' - Barack Obama The borderlands of Afghanistan and Pakistan have become the arena for a global conflict with consequences that defy prediction. At the crossroads of Central Asia, gateway to India and the West, Afghanistan has tempted countless invaders in their quest for domination. Written by leading regional expert Victoria Schofield, Afghan Frontier traces the history of this region as a hotly contested battlefield for millennia. As the borderlands - now dubbed 'Af-Pak' - assume an increasingly crucial role in international politics, understanding the history and geopolitical significance of this region has never been more important. Afghan Frontier is a gripping portrait of the frontier territories, militant fighters and resilient tribesmen who shaped Afghanistan.
Book Synopsis Soldiers of God by : Robert D. Kaplan
Download or read book Soldiers of God written by Robert D. Kaplan and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the great tradition of Rudyard Kipling and T.E. Lawrence, Robert Kaplan follows the guerrillas on mule and on foot, in crude native garb and eating native food, across mountain and land-mined desert, deep in an ancient, alien world's struggle to keep the modern world at bay.
Download or read book An Uncommon Soul written by Jason M. Gold and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When asked if he would oversee the implementation of his protocol, Josh never imagined that it would bring him overseas… After thousands of innocent people are murdered on a picture perfect Tuesday morning, retribution comes from an unlikely source. The terrorist attacks on 9/11 reshaped the world. For Dr. Joshua Walker, it was the day his old life ended and his new one began. After witnessing the attack on the World Trade Center and losing two of his friends, he begins studying the culture, the political landscape, and the evolution of the responsible terrorist organization in Afghanistan and Pakistan. After publishing two highly informative scholarly papers, Josh is contacted “out of the blue” by an old friend who works for the CIA. Utilizing his intellectual and urbane skills to help repair the shattered spirit of the country, Josh drafts a protocol statement that radically alters the way the United States confronts global terrorism. Rather than sending in large groups of soldiers, Josh believes that specially trained teams of America’s fighting elite can learn Arabic and Farsi, study Afghan culture, and disguise themselves, thereby enabling them to infiltrate the ranks of al-Qaeda. Josh is recruited into the fold of covert operations, international intrigue, and political stratagem. Driven by a fierce patriotism, a sense of devotion to his fallen friends, and possessing a wealth of knowledge regarding the history and methodology of al-Qaeda, he accepts every challenge that comes his way. Even if that means going to Afghanistan to prove the effectiveness of the DOTICE Protocol, hoping to ultimately face the terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks, in order to bring one of history’s most heinous figures to justice …
Book Synopsis Afghan Guerrilla Warfare by : Ali Ahmad Jalali
Download or read book Afghan Guerrilla Warfare written by Ali Ahmad Jalali and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2002-01-18 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVWhen the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, few experts believed the fledgling Mujahideen resistance movement had a chance of withstanding the modern, mechanized onslaught of the Soviet Army. But somehow, the Mujahideen prevailed against a larger and decisively better equipped foe. No one predicted the Soviet Union would withdraw in defeat in 1989. With more than 100 first-hand reports from Mujahideen combat veterans and maps illustrating locations and disposition of forces, this book is a tactical look at a decentralized army of foot-mobile guerrillas as they wage war against a superior force. Learn about Mujahideen ambushes, raids, shelling attacks, fights against heliborne insertions, attacks on Soviet strong points, and urban combat in this rare look at the Soviet-Afghan conflict./div
Book Synopsis High Value Target by : Andrew E. Slough
Download or read book High Value Target written by Andrew E. Slough and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osama bin Laden dead? With no body, no photos, and only alleged genetic samples as proof, half the world believes bin Laden's well-publicized death was a hoax. On May 1, 2011, did Navy Seal Team Six just miss the al Qaeda leader in his Abbottabad compound? Or, warned by Pakistan's ISI, did bin Laden escape into the high Hindu Kush where he continued execute attacks against the U.S. and its allies? Told by Scout Sniper Jack Hull, HIGH VALUE TARGET is the real story of the death of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda's horrific revenge on the U.S. mainland. "A well-written and engaging novel that provides jarring insights into the complexities of the war in Afghanistan, and into those who are fighting it." -Lt. General U.S. Army (Ret.) Robert Gard, PhD "A great novel on the death of Osama bin Laden, HIGH VALUE TARGET is a page-turner in the tradition of Clancy, W.E.B. Griffin, and Dale Brown. We now have a new hero named Jack Hull to watch out for. HIGH VALUE TARGET shows us, in great detail, how it really happened and what we need to be wary of in the future. I could not put it down--a great read!!" -Lt. Col. U.S. Army (Ret.) Professor of Military History and English John K. Swensson
Book Synopsis The Other Side of the Mountain by : Ali Ahmad Jalali
Download or read book The Other Side of the Mountain written by Ali Ahmad Jalali and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, few experts believed that the fledgling Mujahideen resistance movement had a chance of withstanding the Soviet Army. in 1989, realizing they were trapped in an unwinnable war where they were suffering "death from a thousand cuts" by an intractable enemy who had no hope of winning, but fought on because it was the right thing to do, the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan. Few studies of guerrilla warfare from the guerrilla's perspective exist. To capture this perspective and the tactical experience of the Mujahideen, the United States Marine Corps commissioned this study and sent two retired combat veterans to interview Mujahideen. From those interviews has come this work, which tells the guerillas' story as interpreted by military professionals. This is a book about death and survival, adaptation and perseverance. It provides an understanding of guerrilla field craft, tactics, techniques and procedures.
Book Synopsis The Akbar Nama of Abu-l-Fazl by : Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak
Download or read book The Akbar Nama of Abu-l-Fazl written by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Building States and Markets by : G. Özcan
Download or read book Building States and Markets written by G. Özcan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition economies of Central Asia are faced with the most daunting challenge of modern capitalism: the move from vassal pseudo-states of the former Soviet Union to competitive nations. This book is the first to explore the first 15 years of economic emergence, and assess the capabilities of these countries to transform their economies.
Book Synopsis Humanitarian Invasion by : Timothy Nunan
Download or read book Humanitarian Invasion written by Timothy Nunan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanitarian Invasion is the first book of its kind: a ground-level inside account of what development and humanitarianism meant for Afghanistan, a country touched by international aid like no other. Relying on Soviet, Western, and NGO archives, interviews with Soviet advisers and NGO workers, and Afghan sources, Timothy Nunan forges a vivid account of the impact of development on a country on the front lines of the Cold War. Nunan argues that Afghanistan functioned as a laboratory for the future of the Third World nation-state. If, in the 1960s, Soviets, Americans, and Germans sought to make a territorial national economy for Afghanistan, later, under military occupation, Soviet nation-builders, French and Swedish humanitarians, and Pakistani-supported guerrillas fought a transnational civil war over Afghan statehood. Covering the entire period from the Cold War to Taliban rule, Humanitarian Invasion signals the beginning of a new stage in the writing of international history.
Book Synopsis War, Exile and the Music of Afghanistan by : John Baily
Download or read book War, Exile and the Music of Afghanistan written by John Baily and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s John Baily conducted extensive ethnomusicological research in Afghanistan, principally in the city of Herat but also in Kabul. Then, with Taraki’s coup in 1978, came conflict, war, and the dispersal of many musicians to locations far and wide. This new publication is the culmination of Baily’s further research on Afghan music over the 35 years that followed. This took him to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, the USA, Australia and parts of Europe - London, Hamburg and Dublin. Arranged chronologically, the narrative traces the sequence of political events - from 1978, through the Soviet invasion, to the coming of the Taliban and, finally, the aftermath of the US-led invasion in 2001. He examines the effects of the ever-changing situation on the lives and works of Afghan musicians, following individual musicians in fascinating detail. At the heart of his analysis are privileged vignettes of ten musical personalities - some of friends, and some newly discovered. The result is a remarkable personal memoir by an eminent ethnomusicologist known for his deep commitment to Afghanistan, Afghan musicians and Afghan musical culture. John Baily is also an ethnographic filmmaker. Four of his films relating to his research are included on the downloadable resources that accompanies the text.
Book Synopsis The Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia by : Edward Balfour
Download or read book The Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia written by Edward Balfour and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction by : Robert Muggah
Download or read book Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction written by Robert Muggah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a critical analysis of the changing discourse and practice of post-conflict security-promoting interventions since the Cold War, such as disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), and security-sector reform (SSR) Although the international aid and security sectors exhibit an expanding appetite for peace-support operations in the 21st Century, the effectiveness of such interventions are largely untested. This book aims to fill this evidentiary gap and issues a challenge to 'conventional' approaches to security promotion as currently conceived by military and peace-keeping forces, drawing on cutting-edge statistical and qualitative findings from war-torn areas including Afghanistan, Timor Leste, Sudan, Uganda, Colombia and Haiti. By focusing on specific cases where the United Nations and others have sought to contain the (presumed) sources of post-conflict violence and insecurity, it lays out a new research agenda for measuring success or failure. This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, conflict and development and security studies in general.
