ISBN |
9781603583428 (hbk.) |
Name |
Girardet, Edward |
Title |
Killing the cranes : a reporter's journey through three decades of war in Afghanistan / Edward Girardet. |
Published |
White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c2011 |
Description |
xiv, 417 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes index. |
Summary |
Edward Girardet discusses his experiences as a foreign correspondent in Afghanistan over the last thirty years, including the Soviet invasion, the Taliban gaining control, the American occupation, and interviews with such people as Osama bin Laden, Islamist extremist Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and Ahmed Shah Massoud. |
Subjects |
Afghan War, 2001- |
Afghanistan -- History -- 1989-2001 |
Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 |
Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 20th century |
Web Link |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2011014661-b.html |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2011014661-d.html |
Internet Site |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2011014661-b.html |
See Also |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2011014661-d.html |
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