Madrid / Washington / D.C. / Reading / London / New York City / /
Company
Joseph J. Collins National Defense University Press / NDU Press / /
Continent
America / /
Country
Yemen / Pakistan / United States / Afghanistan / Soviet Union / Columbia / Iraq / Somalia / /
Facility
Academic Programs National War College / Columbia University / Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Collins / U.S. Government On-Line Bookstore / /
IndustryTerm
energy / printing / /
Organization
Pentagon / Taliban Government / General David H. Petraeus Commander International Security Assistance Force / Columbia University in New York / Congress / Federal Government / National Defense University / National Security Council / Taliban / National War College / Department of Defense / Pepperdine University / Department of Social Sciences / U.S. Government Printing Office / /
Person
Tom Lynch / Professors Marshall Shulman / Ronald E. Neumann / Bill Olson / Louis Dupree / Eric Edelman / James G. Stavridis / Cyrus Vance / Jerry Hudson / John R. Ballard / Joseph Collins / Ty Cobb / David H. Petraeus / David Isby / Zalmay Khalilzad / Contents Opening Thoughts / Contents Opening / / /
Position
senior director / President / professor / and respected strategist / Advisor to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance / demanding coach / Ambassador / Superintendent / Dean / Author / Colonel / Governor / Professor / young academic strategist / Admiral / specialist / /
Region
Central Europe / Central Asia / South Asia / Southwest Asia / /
Joseph Collins—a veteran Afghan watcher, National War College professor, and respected strategist—guides the reader expertly through the geography, history, and recent dynamics of Afghanistan, providing a superb foun