Kontakt
Wie einkaufen
Versand
Kaufberater
Escape from Kabul
Englisch
55 b
Bis zu 30 Tage Rückgaberecht
Kunden kauften auch
/
Broschur
34.19
€
''An important account of one of the defining moments of the modern world''
PETER FRANKOPAN
Readers'' praise for Escape from Kabul:
''It''s rare for a book to be so well written that you feel you are there yourself. I felt like I was holding my breath reading it. Truly eye opening and shocking'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''Must read for military historians. Brilliantly written by those who understand modern warfare and politics. Highly recommended.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''A compelling page-turner'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The evacuation of Kabul in August 2021 will go down in military history as one of the most unexpected events in modern times. In an eerie replay of the disastrous British retreat from Kabul in 1842, coalition troops withdrew from Afghanistan after twenty years of military campaigning. The subsequent collapse of the Afghan government and its army shocked the world, as a resurgent Taliban gathered its forces and swept across the country. Thousands of Afghans who had worked with the allies were left to the meagre mercy of the Taliban.
As the Taliban went door to door to execute ''collaborators'', a small international task force set out on a daring mission to evacuate as many Afghans and their families as possible.
Drawing on a wide range of first-hand accounts - the politicians and officers who planned the trans-continental rescue, the young soldiers who were faced with the unenviable task of keeping a crowd of thousands of desperate people at bay, former interpreters and soldiers of the Afghan Special Forces who made it out - Escape from Kabul is the harrowing true story of Operation Pitting and the Kabul airlift.
------
''An essential contribution to the historical record, told with lucid flair'' - Sophy Roberts
''A compelling account of one of the most seismic events in recent years. . . Vividly told, Escape from Kabul captures the human cost of America''s deal with the Taliban'' - Larisa Brown
''Escape from Kabul is savage, adrenalin-fuelled, brutally honest, compelling, and essential reading. Wood and Jones are a dream team writing about a nightmare. . . These are the stories that soldiers tell each other when the press and politicians have packed up and moved on. These are the real stories of the men and women who snatched honour from the jaws of humiliating betrayal and defeat'' - Ben Timberlake
''Escape From Kabul explains through personal knowledge and eye-witness testimony the bravery, endurance and professionalism of men and women tasked with achieving the near-impossible''- Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, Sky News
''Wood and Jones have done an excellent job of translating that chaos into a powerful narrative, replete with human drama and - to some extent - horror. It is certainly compelling and disturbing reading'' - Mail on Sunday
Informationen zum Buch
Englisch
Verschenken Sie dieses Buch noch heute
Es ist ganz einfach
1 Legen Sie das Buch in Ihren Warenkorb und wählen Sie den Versand als Geschenk 2 Wir schicken Ihnen umgehend einen Gutschein 3 Das Buch wird an die Adresse des beschenkten Empfängers geliefertDas könnte Sie auch interessieren
/
Broschur
13.89
€
/
Broschur
115.69
€
/
Broschur
21.09
€
/
Hardcover
216.39
€
Hallo! Ich bin Libroamiko, dein Buchberater.
Wie kann ich dir helfen?