ELLIOT Christopher L.

High command : British military leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars / Christopher L. Elliott. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015. - xiii, 295 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-287) and index.

Explores the circumstances that led to Britain's support of the United States in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how the Ministry of Defence coped with challenges including rivalry and diffuse responsibility among the Service Chiefs, lack of clear strategy, and weak domestic political support.

9780190233051 (hbk.) : 35.00 USD


GREAT BRITAIN --MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011 --PARTICIPATION, BRITISH
AFGHAN WAR, 2001 --GREAT BRITAIN