Showing Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within by Shuja Nawaz

Crossed Swords Pakistan and its army are inseparable entities. For most of its life as an independent state, Pakistan has been under direct or indirect army rule, while pursuing an elusive quest for nationhood. Pakistan has also been an important ally of the United States, during the Cold War, the Afghan War against the Soviet Union, and more recently, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States of 200... Full description