Deepak Tripathi

Breeding Ground

Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism

Buch

Beginning with the Communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. Stanley McChrystal's 2009 appointment as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is an inside account of one of the most vicious conflicts fought between the two Cold War superpowers: the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). Analyzing the behind-the-scenes decisions made in Moscow, Washington, and Kabul, former BBC correspondent Deepak Tripathi shows how that conflict transformed Afghanistan into a sanctuary for terrorism. Explaining how Afghanistan descended into a civil war from which the Taliban emerged, Tripathi explores the ways in which the coun… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-59797-530-8
EAN: 9781597975308
Produktnummer: 5786181
Verlag: Potomac Books Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Masse: H23.3 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 518 g
Gewicht: 518
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Deepak Tripathi is a former BBC journalist (1977-2000). He set up the BBC office in Kabul in the early 1990s, was the corporation's resident correspondent in Afghanistan, and reported from Pakistan, Syria, Sri Lanka, and India. He is the author of Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan (Potomac Books, Inc., 2010) and lives near London.