Customer Review: Former diplomat Martin Ewans' interest in Afghanistan shines in this well-written book on the history of Afghanistan and the events that has made this country what it is today. Ewans talks about the ancient history, the rise of the Pashtun, the British domination which warped and jaded the fabled... more info
Customer Review: While this book does not equal the breadth and fluidity achieved by Ahmed Rashid in "Descent Into Chaos," it nevertheless manages to fully convey the difficulties army commanders from Alexander the Great to Gen. McChrystal have faced and will apparently continue to face in the country of... more info
Customer Review: This is an outstanding book detailing the US involvement with Afghanistan. Read in combination with Ahmed Rahsid's "Descent into Chaos" (See review) , it forms a powerful duo. The main strengths of Coll's book is its thoroughness from the American point of view. He has researched well the... more info
Customer Review: I found this book to be an excellent source for an overview of Afghanistan's history and development as the country it is today. The book covers the complete history of Afghanistan and touches upon the important historical formation of the country and describes the influences of such leaders as... more info
Customer Review: I have been very interested in Afghanistan since my brother is stationed there for the next year or so, and have been having great difficulty finding much at all about it. I tried this book and found it to be fair. Between the archaic writing style and pure military viewpoint, it was terribly,... more info
Customer Review: Although the first eleven chapters of this book provide a readable overview of the military history of Afghanistan, Tanner uses the last two as a forum for a list of anecdotes he then uses to justify simplistic recommendations on political solutions for the US and its allies in Afghanistan.more info
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