Author: Gregory Feifer
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780061143199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the twenty-first century. In The Great Gamble, Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. In gripping detail, he vividly depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered. A riveting account as seen through the eyes of the men who fought in the war, The Great Gamble tells an unforgettable story full of drama, action, and political intrigue whose relevance in our own time is greater than ever.
The Great Gamble
Author: Gregory Feifer
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780061143199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the twenty-first century. In The Great Gamble, Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. In gripping detail, he vividly depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered. A riveting account as seen through the eyes of the men who fought in the war, The Great Gamble tells an unforgettable story full of drama, action, and political intrigue whose relevance in our own time is greater than ever.
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780061143199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the twenty-first century. In The Great Gamble, Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. In gripping detail, he vividly depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered. A riveting account as seen through the eyes of the men who fought in the war, The Great Gamble tells an unforgettable story full of drama, action, and political intrigue whose relevance in our own time is greater than ever.
Afghanistan
Author: Mark Galeotti
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136299505
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Soviet Union's last war was played out against the backdrop of dramatic change within the USSR. This is the first book to study the impact of the war on Russian politics and society. Based on extensive use of Soviet official and unofficial sources, as well as work with Afghan veterans, it illustrates the way the war fed into a wide range of other processes, from the rise of grassroots political activism to the retreat from globalism in foreign policy.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136299505
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Soviet Union's last war was played out against the backdrop of dramatic change within the USSR. This is the first book to study the impact of the war on Russian politics and society. Based on extensive use of Soviet official and unofficial sources, as well as work with Afghan veterans, it illustrates the way the war fed into a wide range of other processes, from the rise of grassroots political activism to the retreat from globalism in foreign policy.
Predicting the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Author: Douglas J. MacEachin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Afgantsy
Author: Rodric Braithwaite
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019983265X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019983265X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.
Afghanistan and the Soviet Union
Author: Henry St. Amant Bradsher
Publisher: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A Long Goodbye
Author: Artemy M. Kalinovsky
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674058666
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Chronicles the Soviet Union's nine-year struggle to extricate itself from Afghanistan in the 1980s and compares it to the challenges the United States may face in withdrawing from the region.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674058666
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Chronicles the Soviet Union's nine-year struggle to extricate itself from Afghanistan in the 1980s and compares it to the challenges the United States may face in withdrawing from the region.
Out of Afghanistan
Author: Diego Cordovez
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195062949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
The United Nations mediator for the Afghanistan conflict and a foreign policy analyst provide their own interpretations of the negotiations that helped to end the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. They describe how the ideological hard line taken by the Reagan administration prolonged the conflict.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195062949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
The United Nations mediator for the Afghanistan conflict and a foreign policy analyst provide their own interpretations of the negotiations that helped to end the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. They describe how the ideological hard line taken by the Reagan administration prolonged the conflict.
The Soviet-Afghan War
Author: Russia (Federation). Generalʹnyĭ shtab
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Offers a candid view of a war that played a significant role in the ultimate demise of the Soviet Union. Presents analysis absolutely vital to Western policymakers, as well as to political, diplomatic, and military historians and anyone interested in Russian and Soviet history. Provides insights regarding current and future Russian struggles in ethnic conflicts both at and within their borders, struggles that could potentially destroy the Russian Federation.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Offers a candid view of a war that played a significant role in the ultimate demise of the Soviet Union. Presents analysis absolutely vital to Western policymakers, as well as to political, diplomatic, and military historians and anyone interested in Russian and Soviet history. Provides insights regarding current and future Russian struggles in ethnic conflicts both at and within their borders, struggles that could potentially destroy the Russian Federation.
Why Allies Rebel
Author: Barbara Elias
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108490107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Analysing policy documents from nine counterinsurgency wars, Elias asks why powerful militaries have difficulty managing local partners. Revealing a critical political dynamic in military interventions, this book will appeal to academics and policymakers addressing counterinsurgency issues in foreign policy, security studies and political science.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108490107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Analysing policy documents from nine counterinsurgency wars, Elias asks why powerful militaries have difficulty managing local partners. Revealing a critical political dynamic in military interventions, this book will appeal to academics and policymakers addressing counterinsurgency issues in foreign policy, security studies and political science.
Predicting the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Author: Douglas MacEachin
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This book gives a detailed account of how and why the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. After the invasion and subsequent war, many questions were asked of intelligence services as to why a better warning was not given of this event.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This book gives a detailed account of how and why the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. After the invasion and subsequent war, many questions were asked of intelligence services as to why a better warning was not given of this event.