The Soviet-Afghan War, 1979-89

by Fremont-Barnes, Gregory

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Full title :The Soviet-Afghan War, 1979-89 / Gregory Fremont-Barnes.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Osprey
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:96 pages : : illustrations (some color), color maps ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781849088053, 1849088055
oclc:ocn801606510
LC Classification:DS371.2
Dewey Decimal:958.104/5

Introduction -- Chronology -- Background to war: the genesis of Afghan-Russian relations -- Warring sides: Moscow and the mujahideen -- Outbreak: Insurgency and intervention -- The fighting: A war without fronts -- Portrait of a soldier: Vladislav Tamarov, 103rd (Soviet) Guards Air Assault Division -- The world around war: A glimpse of rural Afghanistan -- Portrait of a civilian: Arthur Bonner, New York Times journalist -- How the war ended: UN diplomacy and Soviet withdrawal -- Conclusion and consequences.

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