Unwinnable

Unwinnable is a comprehensive and insightful analysis of Britain's War in Afghanistan. This magisterial study discusses the origins and causes of the war, providing fascinating insight into the government’s reaction to 9/11 and the steps that led the British Army to Helmand. It demonstrates conclusively that the West’s failure to understand the reasons and dynamics of local conflict in the country meant that the war was unwinnable. Drawing on unprecedented access to military reports and government documents, as well as hundreds of interviews with Western commanders, senior figures in the Taliban, Afghan civilians and British politicians, Unwinnable is an extraordinary work of scholarship.