TY - BOOK AU - Bailey,Beth L. TI - Understanding the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan SN - 9781479871438 (cl : alk. paper) AV - DS79.76 .U5323 2015 U1 - 956.7044/3 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Iraq War, 2003-2011 KW - Afghan War, 2001- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Beth Bailey and Richard H. Immerman -- Part I. The wars and their origins -- The wars' entangled roots: regional realities and Washington's vision / Michael A. Reynolds -- 9/11: Bush's response / Terry H. Anderson -- Part II. The possibilities and limits of American military and diplomatic strategy -- Intelligence and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan / Richard H. Immerman -- Assessing strategic choices in the War on Terror / Stephen Biddle and Peter D. Feaver -- Military strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq: learning and adapting under fire at home and in the field / Conrad Crane -- Human rights as a weapon of war / Jonathan Horowitz -- Part III. Waging and the wages of war -- The combatants' experiences / Lisa Mundey -- Fighting (against) the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan / David Farber -- Limited war in the age of total media / Sam Lebovic -- "Watching war made us immune": the popular culture of the wars / Andrew C. McKevitt -- Part IV. Lessons and legacies -- Veterans' readjustment after the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars / David Kieran -- The lessons and legacies of the War in Iraq / Robert K. Brigham -- The lessons and legacies of the War in Afghanistan / Aaron B. O'Connell ER -