Obama's War: Avoiding a Quagmire in Afghanistan

by James Gannon

Since the United Nations adopted the principle of self-determination in 1945, great powers have found that military strength is no guarantee of success in small wars fought against insurgents who use guerrilla and terrorist tactics. The author argues that it is well past time for Americans to understand that military victory is usually beyond their reach in this kind of warfare. Although Gannon believes that the war in Afghanistan is justified by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597975370
• ISBN13: 9781597975377
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"