03037nam 2200577Ia 450 991079062090332120231019165349.01-61374-801-9(CKB)2550000001134599(EBL)1324903(OCoLC)854977435(SSID)ssj0000950329(PQKBManifestationID)12420211(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950329(PQKBWorkID)11005183(PQKB)11508451(MiAaPQ)EBC1324903(Au-PeEL)EBL1324903(CaPaEBR)ebr10739306(CaONFJC)MIL534307(EXLCZ)99255000000113459920130319d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe last warlord[electronic resource] the life and legend of Dostum, the Afghan warrior who led US special forces to topple the Taliban regime /Brian Glyn WilliamsChicago Chicago Review Pressc20131 online resource (372 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61374-800-0 1-306-03056-0 Front Cover; Front Flap; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Maps ; Preface ; Chronology ; Chapter 1: The Warlord of Mazar; Chapter 2: How to Meet a Warlord; Chapter 3: The Approaching Storm; Chapter 4: Raiders; Chapter 5: Last Line of Defense; Chapter 6: The Evil Comes to America; Chapter 7: Search for a Plan; Chapter 8: Khoja Doko Village, 1954 ; Chapter 9: The First Battles; Chapter 10: The Soldier; Chapter 11: The Traitor; Chapter 12: Khadija; Chapter 13: Conspiracies; Chapter 14: The Warlord; Chapter 15: The Coup; Chapter 16: Malik; Chapter 17: The AmericansChapter 18: The Offensive Begins Chapter 19: Interview with a Warlord; Epilogue; Acknowledgments ; Notes ; Index ; Back Flap; Back CoverChronicling the spectacular rise to power of General Abdul Rashid Dostum, this is an intimate profile of the one of the most powerful warlords to have dominated Afghanistan in the years since the Soviet withdrawal in the late 1980's. His rise from simple peasant villager to warrior against the repressive policies of the Taliban and Al Qaeda is told by one of the few outsiders to be accepted into Dostum's stronghold in the northern deserts of Afghanistan. Thanks to this unprecedented access, author Brian Glyn Williams was able to conduct lengthy...WarlordismAfghanistanHistoryAfghanistanPolitics and government1989-2001AfghanistanPolitics and government2001-2021WarlordismHistory.958.104/742092BHIS027190BIO010000bisacshWilliams Brian Glyn852531MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790620903321The last warlord3714272UNINA