This photographic history of the Soviet-Afghan War of 1979 to 1989 gives a fascinating insight into a grim conflict that prefigured the American-led campaign in that country. In an unequal struggle, the mujahedeen resisted for ten years, then triumphed over Moscow. For the Soviet Union, the futile intervention has been compared to the similar humiliation suffered by the United States in Vietnam. For the Afghans the victory was just one episode in...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1848845782
ISBN13:9781848845787
Release Date:July 2014
Publisher:Pen & Sword Military
Length:160 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.3" x 9.5"
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