Carter Malkasian: 3 books
War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier
Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
If you want to understand Afghanistan, writes Carter Malkasian, you need to understand what has happened on the ground, in the villages and countryside that were on the frontline. These small places are the heart of the war. Modeled on the classic Vietnam War book, War Comes to Long An, Malkasian's...
Illusions of Victory
The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2017
In the immediate aftermath of the 2007 "Surge" of American troops in Iraq, the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in Anbar Province was widely hailed as one of America's signature victories. US Marines and soldiers fought for years there, in grinding battles such as Fallujah and Ramadi that...
by Carter Malkasian
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
The Korean War was a significant turning point in the Cold War. This book explains how the conflict in a small peninsula in East Asia had a tremendous impact on the entire international system and the balance of power between the two superpowers, America and Russia. Through the conflict, the West...