Part 4: Understanding the Wars of 1914 to 1945
#58 Afghanistan, 9/11 and World Power
From time to time when an important global event occurs, I will write a short essay about the event and illustrate how history can be used to inform ourselves about the event. The success of the Taliban in Afghanistan is just such an event. The question I posed was how can a relatively small military peasant army overcome a mighty nation like the USA? I hope you find the read interesting.