{"product_id":"9781472831040","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\u003eNow available in paperback and written by the author of the official British military analysis of the Iraq campaigns,\u003ci\u003e Blood, 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472831040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40781108314318,"sku":"9781472831040","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_5cba5845-0fef-465e-ab0b-a5331a479f79.jpg?v=1643198595","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472831040","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}