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The Unexpected War

The Unexpected War Canada in Kandahar

Paperback (30 Sep 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

With our troops now committed until 2011, The Unexpected War exposes the poverty of Canadian foreign policy, arguing that Canada's various military missions in Afghanistan have been ad hoc in nature and made on the basis of political calculations-often flawed-about Canadian-American relations. Drawing upon interviews with key decision-makers and advisors, and a first-hand account by a former Defense Ministry insider, the book offers a gripping account of how Canada became embroiled in a new kind of war-fighting insurgency in a failed state.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780143055372
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 958.1047
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 348
Weight: 362g
Height: 209mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 25mm