| Description |
417 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliograhic references (pages 381-417). |
| Contents |
pt. I The Plan -- 1. Delta Bravo -- 2. It's Not Switzerland -- 3. Lady Gaga -- 4. "Intimidated by the Crowd" -- 5. Arc de Triomphe -- 6. "A Violent Act" -- 7. On the X -- 8. The A-Team -- 9. "Bite Me" -- 10. The Photo Op -- 11. Totally Shit-Faced -- 12. "Dead Silence" -- 13. The Horror, the Horror -- 14. We're Actually Losing -- 15. Petraeus Can't Do Afghanistan, and We Aren't Going to Get Bin Laden -- 16. The Elections, Part I -- 17. Texts to Berlin -- 18.The Elections, Part II -- 19. Team America Rolls the Ritz -- 20. On Principle -- 21. Spies Like Us -- 22. "I'm President. I Don't Give a Shit What They Say" -- 23. The Strategy -- 24. "Let Me Be Clear" -- 25. Worshipping the Gods of Beer -- 26. Who Is Stanley McChrystal? Part I, 1954--1976 -- 27. "The Jerk in Green" -- 28. Who Is Stanley McChrystal? Part II, 1976--Present Day -- 29. Reality Checks In -- pt. II Interlude: Dubai -- pt. III Afganistan -- 30. A Short History of a Horrible Idea -- 31. Bad Romance -- |
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32. President Karzai Has a Cold -- 33. An E-mail Exchange: Come Walk in Our Boots -- 34. A Boy Born in 1987 -- 35. Where Is Israel Arroyo? -- 36. Ingram's House -- 37. An Army of None -- 38. In the Arena -- 39 ."I Didn't Even Know We Were Fighting There" -- 40. The Concluding Converations with Duncan Boothby, General Petraeus Face-Plants in Congress, and the Story Breaks While I Watch American Helicopter Pilots Kill Insurgents -- pt. IV The Graceful Exit -- 41. "Very, Very Bad" -- 42. The Pentagon Investigates McChrystal -- 43. The Media-Military-Industrial Complex -- 44. I'd Rather Be Eating a Burger -- 45. Once Upon a Time in Kandahar -- 46. King David's War -- 47. "Tourism, Not Terrorism" -- 48. Petraeus Does Body Counts -- 49. The New Afghanistan -- 50. Joe Biden Is Right. |
| Summary |
The contributing editor of "Rolling Stone" whose uncensored article "The Runaway General" led to the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal provides a behind-the-scenes account of the United States' involvement in Afghanistan. |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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Afghan War (2001-2021) |
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Political aspects -- United States.
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McChrystal, Stanley A. -- Military leadership.
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McChrystal, Stanley A. |
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Command of troops. |
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Conduct of life.
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United States. Army. |
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Conduct of life. |
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United States -- Military policy.
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United States. |
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Military policy. |
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- American.
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| Subject |
Hastings, Michael, 1980-2013.
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Hastings, Michael, 1980-2013. |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| ISBN |
9780399159886 |
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0399159886 |
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