Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89

by Rodric Braithwaite

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The story of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is well known: the expansionist Communists overwhelmed a poor country as a means of reaching a warm-water port on the Persian Gulf. Afghan mujahideen upset their plans, holding on with little more than natural fighting skills, until CIA agents came to the rescue with American arms. Humiliated in battle, the Soviets hastily retreated. It is a great story-but it never happened.

In this brilliant,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:019983265X

ISBN13:9780199832651

Release Date:September 2011

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.4" x 9.6"

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