{"product_id":"9781472831019","title":"Blood, Metal and Dust : How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBlood, Metal and Dust\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ben Barry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by the author of the official British military analysis of the Iraq campaigns, \u003ci\u003eBlood, Metal and Dust \u003c\/i\u003eis the first authoritative military history of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to tell the detailed story of what happened on the ground.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the high-ranking officer who wrote the still-classified British military analysis of the war in Iraq comes the authoritative history of two conflicts which have overshadowed the beginning of the 21st century. Inextricably linked to the ongoing “War on Terror,” the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dominated more than a decade of international politics, and their influence is felt to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood, Metal and Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is the first military history to offer a comprehensive overview of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, providing in-depth accounts of the operations undertaken by both US and UK forces. Brigadier Ben Barry explores the wars which shaped the modern Middle East, providing a detailed narrative of operations as they unfolded. With unparalleled access to official military accounts and extensive contacts in both the UK and the US militaries, Brigadier Barry is uniquely placed to tell the story of these controversial conflicts, and offers a rounded account of the international campaigns which irrevocably changed the global geopolitical landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At one level \u003ci\u003eBlood, Metal and Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear, dispassionate and succinct military history of the post-9\/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it is much more important than that. As the US and UK turn their backs too quickly on both wars, they are in danger of disregarding the lessons and so failing to profit from their experiences. This book puts that right. Ben Barry is forthright in his criticisms and depressingly correct in his conclusions. \u003ci\u003eBlood, Metal and Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading.” —\u003ci\u003eSir Hew Strachan FBA FRSE, Professor of International Relations at the University of St Andrews and former Chichele Professor of the History of War at All Souls College, Oxford.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With a soldier's eye for telling operational details, Ben Barry offers an authoritative, compelling and inevitably bleak account of the American and British campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.” —\u003ci\u003eSir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBlood, Metal and Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is a seminal work that exploits newly available archival material to produce a riveting account of the allies' wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Armed with a keen scholarly eye and long military experience, Ben Barry dissects key decision points and pitched battles ranging from Tora Bora, Operation \u003ci\u003eMedusa\u003c\/i\u003e and Wanat in Afghanistan to the US Marines' Anbar campaign, Operation \u003ci\u003eViking Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e in Kurdistan, and the Sadr City battle of 2008. His unsparing judgments should inform future war planning, making this book required reading for the policymaker and the practitioner alike.” —\u003ci\u003eLinda Robinson, Senior International\/Defense Researcher, RAND Corporation and author of 'Tell Me How This Ends'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The telling of this particular audit of war is accomplished with precision and with dispassionate honesty. This book is required reading.\" - \u003ci\u003eMark Barnes, War History Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is without doubt the best military history of the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan I have read to date.\" - \u003ci\u003eWavell Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBlood, Metal and Dust \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential, landmark work.\" - \u003ci\u003eMungo Melvin, The RUSI Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBlood, Metal and Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential account of the 21st-century wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.\" - \u003ci\u003eMartin Purbrick, Asian Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eBarry’s accounts of operations are gripping, succinct, comprehensive and altogether readable.\" -\u003ci\u003eARMY Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472831019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40712972009678,"sku":"9781472831019","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_0d2a3834-ef12-4605-b4f1-4f6baff3e473.jpg?v=1643198574","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472831019","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}