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product_id: 131055706
title: "Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War against the Taliban Kindle Edition"
brand: "stephen tanner"
price: "¥932"
currency: JPY
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reviews_count: 12
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# Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War against the Taliban Kindle Edition

**Brand:** stephen tanner
**Price:** ¥932
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- **What is this?** Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War against the Taliban Kindle Edition by stephen tanner
- **How much does it cost?** ¥932 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    Well written history of a country that no invader has been able to fully control
  

*by B***H on Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2017*

No one has conquered and been able to control all of Afganistan.  And countries don't learn that lesson.  Alexander the Great, the Persians, Ghengis Khan, the Brits, the Soviets, the U.S.  All can easily invade and dominate cities and some roads, but the mountain tribes are made up of diverse ethnic groups and are fiercely independent, and no one dominates them, at least not everywhere and not for long.  I thought this was great history and I thought it was highly respectful of the Afgan people and their will to govern themselves.  Unhappily, it was a territory of strategic importance for so long that others sought to control it for their political, religious or colonial purposes.  This is a good read if you want to understand that place and the ongoing conflict there in a broader historical perspective.

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    History books can be extremely boring, all dates and names jumbling into a brain-numbing ...
  

*by T***O on Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2015*

History books can be extremely boring, all dates and names jumbling into a brain-numbing mess. Tanner's work is a happy exception. Starting with Alexander the Great and moving to the early days of the America's entrance in the war, Tanner walks the reader through a land where the geography and culture, more than any other place, change the rules of warfare. It was fascinating, to see how the land shaped events, to see how men and empires suddenly change course when confronted with the rugged, harsh ways of Afghanistan. I found this book enthralling and I highly recommend.

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    Great, tragic story
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021*

The author tells the tragic tale of the series of armies that have tried to conquer a country which is difficult beyond the power of armies and where high tech weapons are the least effective, even counter effective tools. Very sad, very much worth reading.

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