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Mr. Beat tells the story of the longest war in American history, the War in Afghanistan. As ads are limited on this video please be sure to subscribe to my channel, like, and share this video. Heck, even Hype it! It helps so that I can continue making videos like this one. The full uncensored interviews will be available on my Patreon. patreon.com/iammrbeat
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The American War in Afghanistan: A History by Carter Malkasian
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The Forever War by Dexter Filkins
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No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes by Anand Gopal
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Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan by Rajiv Chandrasenkaran
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The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War by Craig Whitlock
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How to Lose a War: The Story of America’s Intervention in Afghanistan
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The American Pageant. (16th edition). Cengage Learning.
The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People (9th edition)
America Through the Lens (National Geographic)
Bergen, Peter. The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda (2011). Free Press.
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