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| Publisher | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408831205 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408831201 |
| Author | RAJIV CHANDRASEKHARAN |
| Book Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Book Subtitle | The War Within the War for Afghanistan |
| Book Description | The US Government invested millions in Helmand in the 1950s and '60s to transform the barren desert into a veritable oasis - known locally as 'Little America' - and then the money ran out. Four decades later, Helmand was again the focus of US efforts, as waves of Marines descended on the region. Little America tells the story of the long arc of American involvement, and of the campaign to salvage a victory in southern Afghanistan on Obama's watch. Has the war been worth the money and the bloodshed? Through vivid storytelling and on-the-ground reporting, Samuel Johnson Prize-winner, Rajiv Chandrasekeran sets out to find the answer. |
| Editorial Review | “Rajiv Chandrasekaran has done it again. Like Imperial Life in the Emerald City, Little America is a beautifully written and deeply reported account of how a divided United States government and its dysfunctional bureaucracy have foiled American efforts abroad . . . A brilliant and courageous work of reportage.” -Linda Robinson, The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating and fresh . . . Chandrasekaran is a superb reporter and graceful writer whose individual vignettes, focused on military and civilian misfires, are on-target and often mortifying.” -Max Boot, The Wall Street Journal “Brilliant . . . Only a journalist with Chandrasekaran’s experience and skill could tell this extraordinarily complicated story with such clarity.” -June Thomas, Newsday |
| About the Author | RAJIV CHANDRASEKARAN is senior correspondent and associate editor of The Washington Post, where he has worked since 1994. He has been the newspaper's bureau chief in Baghdad, Cairo, and Southeast Asia, and has been covering Afghanistan off and on for a decade. His first book, Imperial Life in the Emerald City, won the Overseas Press Club book award. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 41275 |
| Number of Pages | 384 |
Little America Paperback English by RAJIV CHANDRASEKHARAN - 41275
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