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Afghanistan War
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0816081190
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-8119-6
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $45.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 11/01/2010
  • Dewey Number: 958
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 192

Summary

The September 11, 2001, terror attacks orchestrated by al-Qaeda prompted the United States to declare a "War on Terror."  When the Taliban government of Afghanistan refused to extradite al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, an American-led coalition went to war with Afghanistan, overthrowing the Taliban government. However, the coalition did not capture bin Laden and all of his followers, so the battle against the terrorists continued, while a war-torn and ravaged Afghanistan struggled to rebuild. Afghanistan War features an account of the battles, weapons, tactics, and people involved in this conflict.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Full-color maps. Sidebars. Glossary. Further reading. Index.

About the Author(s)

Rodney P. Carlisle earned his B.A. in history from Harvard (cum laude) and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a former chair and professor emeritus of the history department at Rutgers University, Camden, where he taught for more than 30 years, specializing in 20th-century history, in particular military history. Carlisle is now professor emeritus there. He has written many articles and more than 30 books on history, including Facts On File's Encyclopedia of the Atomic Age, as well as Iraq War in Chelsea House's America at War set. His most recent work is Sovereignty at Sea: U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry into World War I.

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