Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban
Why can military victory be much easier to achieve than political control?
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Stephen Tanner’s Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban traces centuries of conflict across a territory repeatedly caught between expanding empires, neighboring powers, local communities, and competing centers of authority.
Viewed structurally, Tanner’s history challenges the simple idea that Afghanistan is an inherently “unconquerable” country. Invading armies have repeatedly entered its…
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