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      Losing Small Wars: British Military Failure in the 9/11 Wars

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      This new edition of Frank Ledwidge’s eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan unpicks the causes and enormous costs of military failure. Updated throughout, and with fresh chapters assessing and enumerating the overall military performance since 2011—including Libya, I...

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      Product ID:9780300227512
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:US
      Title:Losing Small Wars
      Subtitle:British Military Failure in the 9/11 Wars
      Authors:Author: Frank Ledwidge
      Page Count:344
      Subjects:European history, British & Irish history, Middle Eastern history, History, Military history, War and defence operations, Middle Eastern history, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Military history, War & defence operations, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Iraq, Afghanistan, 21st century
      Description:This new edition of Frank Ledwidge’s eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan unpicks the causes and enormous costs of military failure. Updated throughout, and with fresh chapters assessing and enumerating the overall military performance since 2011—including Libya, ISIS, and the Chilcot findings—Ledwidge shows how lessons continue to go unlearned.   “A brave and important book; essential reading for anyone wanting insights into the dysfunction within the British military today, and the consequences this has on the lives of innocent civilians caught up in war.”—Times Literary Supplement
      Imprint Name:Yale University Press
      Publisher Name:Yale University Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2017-02-21

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      Weight312 g
      Dimensions131 × 197 × 26 mm