@article{353781,
      recid = {353781},
      author = {Collins, Joseph J.},
      title = {Understanding war in Afghanistan /},
      publisher = {National Defense University Press,},
      address = {Washington, DC :},
      pages = {xix, 137 p. :},
      year = {2011},
      note = {Shipping list no.: 2011-0391-P.},
      abstract = {U.S. and allied strategy in Afghanistan is at a  crossroads. Fiscal pressures in the West, the end of the  surge, the turnover of key areas to Afghan security forces,  the drawdown of forces, and the preliminary efforts at  reconciliation and reintegration add importance to the  study of this topic.  Understanding War in Afghanistan aims  to provide military leaders, civil servants, diplomats, and  students with the intellectual basis that they need to  begin to prepare for further study of or an assignment in  Afghanistan. This book analyzes the land and its people,  recaps Afghan history, and assesses the current situation.  It also examines the range of choices for future U.S.  policy toward Afghanistan. General David Petraeus praises  Understanding War in Afghanistan as "an outstanding primer  for soldiers and diplomats deploying for their first tour  in the shadow of the Hindu Kush; those with extensive time  on the ground will find the annotated bibliography full of  excellent suggestions for further study."--Publisher  description.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/353781},
}