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020 _a9781849044608 (hbk.) :
_c25.00 GBP
100 1 _aELLIOTT Christopher L.
245 _aHigh command :
_bBritish military leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars /
_cChristopher L. Elliott.
260 _aLondon :
_bHurst & Company,
_c2015.
300 _axiii, 295 pages, [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aExplores 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.
650 _aGREAT BRITAIN
_xMINISTRY OF DEFENCE
650 _aIRAQ WAR, 2003-2011
_xPARTICIPATION, BRITISH
650 _aAFGHAN WAR, 2001
_xGREAT BRITAIN
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945 _i45518-2001
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