The Last Warlord by Brian Glyn Williams
The Last Warlord tells the story of the legendary Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, a larger-than-life figure who guided US Special Forces to victory over the Taliban after 9/11. Having gained unprecedented access to General Dostum, his family and his sub-commanders, as well as local chieftains, mullahs, elders, Taliban prisoners and women’s rights activists, scholar Brian Glyn Williams paints a fascinating portrait of this Northern Alliance Uzbek commander who has been shrouded in mystery and contradicting hearsay. In contrast to sensational media accounts that have mythologized the ‘bear of a man with a gruff laugh’ who ‘some Uzbeks swear, has on occasion frightened people to death’, Williams carefully chronicles Dostum’s rise from peasant villager to Uzbek leader and skilled strategist who has fought a long and bitter war against the Tali
Product Name | The Last Warlord by Brian Glyn Williams |
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ISBN / Product Code | 9789352644063 |
Author | Brian Glyn Williams |
Biographies & Autobiographies | Eminent Personalities |
Binding | Paperback |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
HSN Code | 4901 |