Afgantsy : the Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-1989.

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Braithwaite, Rodric
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
Temas:
Soviet Union. > Sovetskai͡a Armii͡a > History.
Soviet Union. > Sovetskai͡a Armii͡a > Military life > History.
Soviet Union. > Sovetskai͡a Armii͡a
1900-1999
Soviets (People) > Afghanistan > History.
Russians > Afghanistan > History > 20th century.
Soldiers > Afghanistan > History > 20th century.
Soldiers > Soviet Union > History.
Soviétiques > Afghānistān > Histoire.
Russes > Afghānistān > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Russians
Social aspects
Soldiers
Soviets (People)
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 > Social aspects.
Afghānistān > Histoire > 1979-1989 (Intervention soviétique)
Afghānistān > Histoire > 1979-1989 (Intervention soviétique) > Aspect social.
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • pt. 1. The road to Kabul: Paradise lost ; The tragedy begins ; The decision to intervene ; The storming of the palace ; Aftermath
  • pt. 2. The disasters of war: The 40th Army goes to war ; The nationbuilders ; Soldiering ; Fighting ; Devastation and disillusion
  • pt. 3. The long goodbye: Going home ; The road to the bridge ; The war continues ; A land fit for heroes
  • Epilogue : the reckoning
  • Annex 1 : timeline
  • Annex 2 : order of battle of the 40th Army
  • Annex 3 : the Alliance of Seven and its leaders
  • Annex 4 : Indo-China, Vietnam, Algeria, Afghanistan : a comparison.

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