Sifting the ashes : retaining the hard-won lessons of Britain's Afghan War

• Main Author: Watling, Jack (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon : Routledge, 2024.
• Edition: First edition.
• Series: Whitehall paper series.
• Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Participation, British.; Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Campaigns > Afghanistan.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781003623366; 1003623360; 9781040379752; 1040379753; 9781040379769; 1040379761; 9781041033363
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (114 pages).

The British military spent 20 years fighting in Afghanistan. Considering the UK's achievements against its objectives, defeat seems the most accurate description of the campaign's outcome. How institutions respond to and learn from failure is a good measure of their effectiveness. But Brit...