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“brian cloughley”

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  • War, Coups and Terror

    Pakistan's Army in Years of Turmoil

    by Brian Cloughley ...
    In recent years, Pakistan has changed from being a state of regional strategic significance to one of major global importance. Its geographical position and delicate religious mix, coupled with a complex political structure and its status as a nuclear power, have ensured that its actions-and inactions-have attracted close scrutiny since 9/11 and the declaration of the 'War on Terror.' Yet there ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • A History of the Pakistan Army

    Wars and Insurrections

    by Brian Cloughley ...
    The scope of this study of the Pakistan Army must be wide and in-depth, as the army has played a major part in the country’s history. The author describes Pakistan’s violent internal politics and erratic international relations with a deep knowledge gained through his long association with the country and its armed forces. Pakistan’s wars with India are covered vividly, drawing on unpublished ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

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  • Pakistan: Eye of the Storm

    by Owen Bennett Jones ...
    Pakistan, a nation for only fifty-five years, has had a turbulent history. Ruled by the military for half its existence, it has seen three wars with India and the loss of much of its territory. The combination of political instability, deep-seated economic and social problems, and access to nuclear weapons has made it one of the most strategically sensitive countries in the world. The war in ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Taliban

    the history of the world’s most feared fighting force

    by James Fergusson ...
    Southern Afghanistan in the early 1990s was in even greater chaos than it is now. The Russians, who had occupied the country throughout the 1980s, were long gone. The disparate ethnic and religious leaders who had united to eject the invaders - the famous mujaheddin - were at each others' throats. For the rural poor of Kandahar province, life was almost impossible.On 12 October 1994 a small group ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • In the Line of Fire

    A Memoir

    by Pervez Musharraf ...
    According to Time magazine, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf holds "the world's most dangerous job." He has twice come within inches of assassination. His forces have caught more than 670 members of al Qaeda in the mountains and cities, yet many others remain at large and active, including Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri. Long locked in a deadly embrace with its nuclear neighbor India, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Age of Jihad

    Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East

    by Patrick Cockburn ...
    An essential chronicle of the major conflict of our age from the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, charting the fault lines of the Middle East’s disintegration since 9/11“Quite simply, the best Western journalist at work in the Middle East today.”—Seymour M. HershThe Age of Jihad charts the turmoil of today’s Middle East and the devastating role the West has played in the region ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Unraveling

    High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq

    by Emma Sky ...
    When Emma Sky volunteered to help rebuild Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, she had little idea what she was getting in to. Her assignment was only supposed to last three months. She went on to serve there longer than any other senior military or diplomatic figure, giving her an unrivaled perspective of the entire conflict.As the representative of the Coalition Provisional ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • The Iraq War

    by John Keegan ...
    The Iraq War remains highly controversial, but in all the uncertainty about weapons of mass destruction, the use and misuse of intelligence, it remains an awesome military and political event and a formidable exercise in American power aided by the British army. Throughout the war and beyond it, John Keegan's analysis proved more accurate than any other commentator's, and now he brings his ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Blood Year

    The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism

    by David Kilcullen ...
    2014 has the potential to go down as a crucial year in modern world history. A resurgent and bellicose Russia took over Crimea and fueled a civil war in Eastern Ukraine. Post-Saddam Iraq, in many respects a creature of the United States because of the war that began in 2003, lost a third of its territory to an army of hyper-violent millennialists. The peace process in Israel seemed to completely ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Libya: The Rise and Fall of Qaddafi

    by Alison Pargeter ...
    For a reader unfamiliar with the history of Libya, Muammar Qaddafi might be mistaken for a character in fiction. His eccentric leadership as the nation's "Brother Leader," his repressive regime, sponsorship of terrorist violence, unique vision of the state, and relentless hold on power all seem implausibly extreme. This riveting book documents the extraordinary reality of Qaddafi's rise and 42 ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • War Against the Taliban

    Why It All Went Wrong in Afghanistan

    by Sandy Gall ...
    Afghanistan's strategically significant lands have long been fought over by foreign invaders. Today, as yet another generation risks life and limb in this inhospitable territory, an ever-rising death toll puts back under the spotlight the way the modern war in Afghanistan is being run, and demands answers. Drawing on interviews with Afghan politicians, businessmen and ordinary people, British, ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The English Job

    Understanding Iran and Why It Distrusts Britain

    by Jack Straw ...
    Amongst British diplomats, there's a poignant joke that 'Iran is the only country in the world which still regards the United Kingdom as a superpower'. For many Iranians, it's not a joke at all. The past two centuries are littered with examples of Britain reshaping Iran to suit its own ends, from dominating its oil, tobacco and banking industries to removing its democratically elected Prime ... Read more

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