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A Million Bullets: The Real Story of the War in Afghanistan (Hardcover)

by James Fergusson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (2 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593059026
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593059029
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Muddling Through, 19 Jul 2008
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James Fergusson has set out to cover a number of tangential matters than combine to point out the lack of a coherence and reality to NATO policy in Afghanistan, especially as this is applied by the British Army.

He tends to travel in the backwaters. Instead of the much rated 3 Para he visits the Gurkhas and Royal Fusiliers from the 3 Para Battlegroup shut away in some unsupported location getting shot at by the Taleban and unable to perform their mission of reconstruction.

He examines the practical difficulties of a small force of military professionals trying to bring peace to an area by bringing war. The difficulties of persuading the locals that the corrupt and brutal police and Afghan Army are to be supported are laid out; as is the difficulty of making the police and army anything but corrupt when they are underpaid and undertrained. It's a real muddle.

By comparing the units supporting two helicopter types (Chinooks and Apaches) Fergusson can make valuable points about the under-funding of the effort and (perhaps more important) the underinvestment in keeping skilled personnel. Just having the best kit is no answer when service
personnel are condemned to long tours and divorces. But looking at the armour kit used by the cavalry one can see that in some cases it is not only old but designed for different operational conditions (mostly the North German Plain).

Fergusson travels to meet and talk to the Taliban, he clearly respects them and feels they need to be part of the solution. This has been the view of a number of British officials but is apparently not acceptable in the eyes of the more manichean Americans.

Although at times Fergusson seems rather innocent it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that he is on to something. There is only one thing worse than fighting a war with allies; and that is fighting one without any.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Scary Truth, 13 Jun 2008
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Gripping book which gives an accurate and disturbing insight into what our soldiers(the Gurkhas, the Fusiliers, the Royal Irish, the Household Cavalry and the RAF), are faced with in Afghanistan. Its disturbing to see just how under funded and under prepared our troops are when posted to such a hostile environment. Together with the lack of collaberation between all allies involed this book really does paint a picture that this is a war with no easy fix and a war that we could very well lose if we continue in the same vain.
Brilliant book and am looking forward to reading 3 Para for the Paras perspective of it all.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Investigative writing at its best, 26 Nov 2008
I don't know much about the politics of war but having read this book I feel that I now have a pretty good inkling of what goes on - and it's not comforting. Perhaps most military adventures have always been conducted on a wing and a prayer but it's hard not to feel dismayed by the chances for real change and engagement that seem to have been thrown away, especially when the Taliban mention the fact that if somebody had tried diplomacy rather than dynamite, perhaps some kind of deal could have been struck - with better consequences for everybody. After all, it's hard to imagine worse consequences than those yielded by the gung-ho method so far. Brilliantly written, constantly engaging, this book also proves that the writer is not just a man of letters but also of considerable bravery. Would YOU go and meet the Taliban deep in their heartland for a chat, so that you could hear their point of view? Not me - so thank you, James Fergusson.
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