{"product_id":"9780522857665","title":"Unwinnable War","description":"Author: Karen Middleton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780522857665\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Melbourne University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA decade on from the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Australians are embroiled in one of the nation's longest military conflict-the war in Afghanistan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAn Unwinnable War\u003c\/i\u003e charts the motives, ambitions and negotiations that carried Australia into Afghanistan: from the then Prime Minister John Howard's presence in Washington DC on September 11, 2001 to the 'transition' plan to hand security to Afghan forces - all played out in the wake of increasing casualties. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n Based on interviews with key political and military figures in Australia and abroad, \u003ci\u003eAn Unwinnable War\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the tensions between political and military decision-making, the nature and potency of the US alliance and the influence of individual personalities in charting Australia's course in what was once dubbed the 'good war'.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47241976840350,"sku":"HPC-9780522857665","price":46.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780522857665.jpg?v=1780360978","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780522857665","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}