Understanding the U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

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.