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0000064573 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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140612s2012 enkabf b 001 0 eng d |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
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| National bibliography number |
GBB137322 |
| Source |
bnb |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1408809052 (hbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781408809051 (hbk.) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)775020677 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
UKMGB |
| Transcribing agency |
UKMGB |
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BDX |
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J2H |
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VP@ |
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HLS |
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NDD |
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CDX |
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MUU |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
958.1047 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| 084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
958.1047 |
| Item number |
GAL-W |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gall, Sandy, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1927- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
War against the Taliban |
| Medium |
[Book] : |
| Remainder of title |
why it all went wrong in Afghanistan / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Sandy Gall. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Bloomsbury, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiii, 385 p., [8] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details |
col. ill., map ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Since the days of Alexander the Great, Afghanistan's strategically significant lands have 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 almost daily the way the modern war in Afghanistan is being run, and demands answers. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with Afghan politicians, businessmen and ordinary people, British, American and European diplomats and soldiers, Sandy Gall shines fresh light on the failure to capture Osama bin Laden at Tora Bora and, equally disastrous, American and British gullibility in the face of Pakistan's continued tolerance of the Taliban. He asks why the reconstruction of Afghanistan has withered on the vine; and how we have allowed a Presidential style of government to concentrate power in one man's hands, under whom, amid cronyism and corruption, the Taliban insurgency only grows ever stronger. But is it too late? Examining the emotive issue of equipment shortages, exposing the extent to which the drug trade has corrupted the country, and assessing the accusation of endemic, systemic failure within the MOD, Sandy Gall addresses the challenges, political, religious, and military, that face those now fighting on the most dangerous frontier in the world."--Publisher's website. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Afghan War, 2001-. |
| 852 ## - LOCATION |
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| Piece designation |
48197 |
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3344.16 |
| Classification part |
958.1047 GAL-W |
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Vision Books |
| Sublocation or collection |
2nd Floor |
| Former shelving location |
Books |
| Copy number |
1 |
| Piece physical condition |
2-Good |
| Location |
JZL-CUI |
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| Piece designation |
52104 |
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3018.08 |
| Classification part |
958.1047 GAL-W |
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Paradise Books International |
| Sublocation or collection |
2nd Floor |
| Former shelving location |
Books |
| Copy number |
2 |
| Piece physical condition |
1-New |
| Location |
JZL-CUI |
