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Author	Tanner, Stephen, 1954-
Title	Afghanistan : a military history from Alexander the Great to the war against the Taliban / Stephen Tanner.
Publication Info.	[Cambridge, Mass.] : Da Capo Press, c2009.

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 2	958 T	IN LIBRARY

Edition	Revised ed.
Description	vii, 375 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Note	"Updated version."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-359) and index.
Contents	Crossroad of empires -- Alexander the Great -- The prize of conquest -- The Mongols -- The rise of Afghanistan -- The great game -- The triumph of the tribes -- Victorian vengeance -- The Soviets -- The Mujahideen -- The rise of the Taliban -- The Americans -- Pashtunistan.
Subject	Afghanistan -- History, Military.
Added Title	Military history from Alexander the Great to the war against the Taliban
ISBN	9780306818264 (pbk.)
	0306818264 (pbk.)

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