Rust - The Longest War; is a book about this topic, very insightful read.

https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Longest-War-Jonathan-Waldman/dp/...

Bad title, yet an interesting story. This article is an excerpt from the book, "Rust -- the longest war"

http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Longest-War-Jonathan-Waldman/dp/1...