This is a revised up-to-date edition of the only complete
military history of Afghanistan containing the most recent
information about Taliban resurgence. For over 2,500 years, the
forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital
crossroads for armies and has witnessed history-shaping clashes
between civilizations - Greeks, Arabs, Mongols, and Tartars, and in
more recent times, Britain, Russia, and America. Following the
events of September 11, 2001, British and American troops entered
this land - land that for centuries has become a graveyard of
empires. By spring 2002, the Afghan Taliban regime had been
defeated, and the terrorists it harboured were on the run. But the
allies'' easy victory then is in sharp contrast to the difficulties
they face today as they confront the Taliban''s resurgence. Is it
possible that Afghans were merely eyeing the newcomers in 2001 as
they had watched foreign armies in centuries past, knowing time is
on their side?Afghanistan illuminates the broad historical context
into which our forces have been drawn - a cautionary tale, perhaps,
about the dangers that confront the West today. Completely
up-to-date this new edition will contain new information about the
invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, and cover events since then, up to
the present day. It is one of a kind: the only complete
single-volume military history of Central Asia''s most contested
territory available in the market today. With the conflict that is
now upon us, readers will want to understand Afghanistan''s past
confrontations with greater powers. In-depth military analysis of
past confrontations in Afghanistan, with special emphasis on the
Soviet experience, will provide valuable insights into the current
conflict.
關於作者：
Stephen Tanner is a military historian and freelance writer:
His previous works include Epic Retreats: and Refuge from the
Reich. He lives in Long Island, New York.
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