In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan

By: Seth G. Jones

Published April 12th 2010 by W. W. Norton & Company (first published July 6th 2009)

Category: Biography

Pages: 464 pages

ISBN: 9780393338515

Description:
ÒHow we got to where we are in Afghanistan.ÓÑMatthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal

This definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan Ò[zeroes] in on what went awry after AmericaÕs successful routing of the Taliban in late 2001Ó (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) to explain how a growing sanctuary for insurgents in Pakistan and a collapsing government in Kabul catalyzed the Taliban resurgence. Examining what has worked thus farÑand what hasnÕtÑJones lays out Òa blueprint for winning in a region that has historically brought mighty armies to their kneesÓ (Doug Childers, Richmond Times-Dispatch). 12 maps and charts.