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Cables from Kabul : the inside story of the West's Afghanistan campaign / Sherard Cowper-Cole.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780007432011
- ISBN: 9780007432028 (TPB)
- Physical Description: xxiv, 312 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: London : HarperPress, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part I: beginnings -- An offer I couldn't refuse -- First impressions -- Helmandshire -- A marathon rather than a sprint -- Breather break -- Part II: hope over experience -- A king's funeral -- the spreading virus -- The great game - round four -- Hooked on drugs -- Coping in Kabul -- Highland fling : Karzai in Scotland -- Mr. Brown comes to town -- Part III: against an ebbing tide -- Reversal of fortune -- We are winning - only it doesn't feel like it -- The Karzai conundrum -- Cracking on in Helmand -- Afghan attitudes -- Waiting for Obama -- Part IV: tactics without strategy : one last heave -- Biden and beyond -- Au revoir Afghanistan -- Richard Holbrooke's flying circus -- Where's dick? -- Part V: recessional -- Embassy encore -- Untying the knot -- Three lessons learned -- Back to the future. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Campus Library | DS 371.412 C69 2011 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
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B001319292 | General | Volume hold | Available | - |
