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Author Gallagher, Brendan R., 1978- author.

Title The day after : why America wins the war but loses the peace / Brendan R. Gallagher.

Publication Info. Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource
text file
Series Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Political Science and Policy Studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : why do we win the war but lose the peace? -- Kosovo : not perfect, but tolerable -- Afghanistan : a road to incoherence -- Iraq : the worst of all worlds -- Libya : a slippery slope -- Conclusion.
Summary "The author explores why we won decisive military victories in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya but then had no coherent plan to address the aftermath for each, ultimately costing thousands of lives and trillions of dollars, and whether now, with the benefit of hindsight, we can discern what happened and learn from it"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Afghan War (2001-2021)
Nation-building -- United States -- Case studies.
Nation-building.
United States.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Subject Peace-building, American -- Case studies.
Peace-building, American.
Postwar reconstruction -- Case studies.
Postwar reconstruction.
Kosovo War, 1998-1999 -- Participation, American.
Kosovo War (1998-1999)
Afghan War, 2001-2021.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Iraq War (2003-2011)
Libya -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Participation, American.
United States -- Military policy.
Military policy.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
International relations.
Chronological Term 1989-
Subject Libyan Civil War (Libya : 2011-)
Chronological Term Since 1989
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Case studies.
Other Form: Print version: Gallagher, Brendan R., 1978- Day after. Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501739620 (DLC) 2019008044
ISBN 9781501739637 (electronic book)
1501739638 (electronic book)
9781501739644 (electronic publication)
1501739646 (electronic book)
9781501739620 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)