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The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region 4 reviews
Neamatollah Nojumi
Palgrave Macmillan, 2002
information is a dangerous thing
+ The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region
+ Good overview of the rise of forces leading to Bin Laden.
read this book written by an afghani to get a broader understanding of the region.though this book was published in the mid 90's as you read it you'll not be sure if you're reading on afghan. during the 80's or iraq under US occupation today.
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah 118 reviews
Bing West
Bantam, 2005
Very accurate and explained things I didn't understand during the Battle.
+ great !!
+ The most comprehensive and accurate Iraq War book at this time.
+ Compelling and thought-provoking microcosm of the war in Iraq
+ No True Glory
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Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan (Cambridge Middle East Library)1 review
Olivier Roy
Cambridge University Press, 1990
The best
Roy is without a doubt the best on the subject. The in depth explanation of how Afghan society integrates and conflicts with Islam is infinitly helpful in understanding everything else you will ever read on Afghanistan
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Afghan Guerrilla Warfare: In the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters7 reviews
Ali Ahmad Jalali
Zenith Press, 2001
Useful in a practical sense
+ A Great Tactical Primer on Mujahidin Operations
+ Informative Guerrilla Tactics
Before deploying to Afghanistan last year with a Special Forces battalion, I read this book (along with "Afghanstan's Endless War" - Goodson, "The Hidden War" - Borovik, and "The Soviet-Afghan War" - Grau & Gress, eds.) to prepare for battle. While a rough read that could stand better ...
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The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan 23 reviews
Artyom Borovik
Grove Press, 2001
Very easy to read, and strikingly similiar to Vietnam War
+ good book.
+ 2 books and completely different views on the war
+ Russia's Vietnam.
+ Personal reflections
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Phantom Soldier: The Enemy's Answer to U.S. Firepower20 reviews
H. John Poole
Posterity Press, 2001
DANGER, DANGER, WILL ROBINSON
+ Outstanding Explanation of Effective Small Unit Tactis
+ Great Wisdom Simplified
+ Excellent Analysis on the Eastern Warfighter
+ Inside Out
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Fundamentalism Reborn?: Afghanistan Under the Taliban 3 reviews
William Maley
NYU Press, 1998
A great read for the reader with ADD!!!
+ An interesting overview of current Afghan situation.
+ Good survey of Afghanistan since 1996
Fundamentalism Reborn? is a collection of writings by various authors, with a few words from Maley at the beginning and end of the book. The collection touches upon the rise of the Taliban and the future of the Afghani state. Individual topics vary, providing a wide scope of issues surrounding ...
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Inside the Resistance: The Iraqi Insurgency and the Future of the Middle East (Nation Books) 11 reviews
Zaki Chehab
Nation Books, 2005
A unique and fascinating book
+ Enjoyed it
The recent developments in Iraq , and the scale of killing which is taking place in this country convinced me more and more that the mistakes commited after libertaing this country from its dictator Saddam Hussein should have been avoided if we have relied on experts in the region affairs rather ...
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Al Qaeda's Great Escape: The Military and the Media on Terrors Trail13 reviews
Philip G. Smucker
Potomac Books Inc., 2005
And He Was There
+ Philip Smucker's Gripping Story: Journalism students ought to read this
+ Why OBL got away
+ Evil-doer Redux
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First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan39 reviews
Gary Schroen
Presidio Press, 2005
A very informative view of CIA in Afganistan
+ WORD OF MOUTH IS BEST
+ A Personal Account from the Bleeding Edge
+ very well written
+ Introduction to the War in Afganistan
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Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan23 reviews
Robert D. Kaplan
Vintage, 2001
A first rate book on Afghanistan
+ Please Read Robert Kaplan
+ The Many Worlds of Afghanistan
Kaplan is an American journalist who made several trips into Afghanistan during the time that the Soviet Union had occupied Afghanistan and was intent on turning Afghanistan into a communist country.
In his trips, Kaplan experienced and describes the life common to all mountain peoples, the ...
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Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan28 reviews
Malcolm MacPherson
Delacorte Press, 2005
That their deeds not be forgotten.
+ Thrilling account of America's finest!
+ Honour of the commandos' spirit
+ Pretty good book on combat ops in Afghanistan
+ Good read
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Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion and the Afghan Response, 1979-19824 reviews
Mohammed Kakar
University of California Press, 1997
The story of Afghan genocide at the hands of the Soviets.
+ A Clinical and Concise Read
+ Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion and the Afghan Response, 1
A professor of history at the University of California at San Diego, Hassan Kakar's scholarly work on the dark days of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan reveals the horrors of the war for those not present to experience it first hand. Meticulously documented, the book provides a detailed ...
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Bear Went over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan12 reviews
Diane Pub Co, 1996
The Bear Went over the Mountain
+ The foremost discussion of Soviet tactics in Afghanistan
+ Great Documentation of a vital part of world history!
+ The definitive study of the Soviet-Afghan war
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Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda47 reviews
John Keegan
Knopf, 2003
Spys in War
+ Translating Intelligence into Victory, or Not.....
+ Keegan's newest
Sir John Keegan, the defense editor for "The Daily Telegraph" and one of the foremost military historians writing in English today, has turned his attention to an important but regularly overlooked topic--the role of military intelligence in combat operations. He argues that political intelligence ...
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The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost10 reviews
University Press of Kansas, 2002
A sometimes boring book but VERY informative and useful
+ Lots more books will come from this one.
+ I dare you to find an adjective.
+ Talk about wooden prose!
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Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods27 reviews
H. John Poole
Posterity Press, 2004
Understand what we're up against
+ Should be required reading....
+ Very informative
+ Tatics of the Cresent Moon
+ After reading this book I sent it to my old ROTC school
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Afghanistan: A Russian Soldier's Story53 reviews
Vladislav Tamarov
Ten Speed Press, 2001
a must for anyone interested in Afghan military history
+ U.S. Afghanistan Veteran Can Relate
+ Russian dispatches from Afghanistan.
+ Afghanistan
+ The Real Thing
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Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq7 reviews
Ahmed S. Hashim
Cornell University Press, 2006
Multifaceted violence in Iraq, actors, motives, and goals
+ Overview of the Iraq Insurgency
+ Hands down, the best Iraqi Insurgency book on the market
For anybody concerned about the continuing violence in Iraq and desiring a better in-depth understanding of the insurgency's actors, motives, and goals, will find a valuable resource in "Insurgency and Counterinsurgency". The reader will learn to understand how Iran, foreign fighters, and so ...
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Al Qaeda Training Manual 1 review
Al Qaeda
Pavilion Press, 2005
Not Worth The Money I Paid For It, Short & Sweet!
I've read just about every credible book on al-Qaeda and I honestly have to say this book's not worth the money I paid for it. The information it contains can be found on the Internet. An excellent alternative is Ben Venzke and Aimee Ibrahim's THE al-QAEDA THREAT: An Analytical Guide to al-Qaeda's ...
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