Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War Against the Taliban

For over 2,500 years, the forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroads for armies and has witnessed history-shaping clashes between civilizations: Greek, Arab, Mongol, and Tartar, and, in more recent times, British, Russian, and American. When U.S. troops entered Afghanistan in the weeks following September 11, 2001, they overthrew the Afghan Taliban regime and sent the terrorists it harbored on the run. But America's initial easy victory is in sharp contrast to the difficulties it faces today in confronting the Taliban resurgence.

Originally published in 2002, Stephen Tanner's Afghanistan has now been completely updated to include the crucial turn of events since America first entered the country.

Author: Stephen Tanner
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 04/28/2009
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.06w x 1.04d
ISBN13: 9780306818264
ISBN10: 0306818264
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | General
- History | Asia | Central Asia
- History | Middle East | General

About the Author
Stephen Tanner is a New York-based military historian who has written several highly regarded books, including Epic Retreats: From 1776 to the Evacuation of Saigon.