Afghan Napoleon : the life of Ahmed Shah Massoud /

"The first biography in a decade of Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate. Many groups were caught up in fighting each other and competing for Western arms. The exception were those commanded by Ahmad S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gall, Sandy, 1927- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Haus Publishing Ltd, 2021.
Temas:
Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, > 1953-2001.
Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, > 1953-2001
1979-1989
Revolutionaries > Afghanistan > Biography.
Révolutionnaires > Afghānistān > Biographies.
Revolutionaries
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
Afghānistān > Histoire > 1979-1989 (Intervention soviétique)
Afghanistan
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Rory Stewart
  • Author's note
  • Translator's note
  • Prologue
  • 1. The British"find" Massoud
  • 2. Were we nearly shot?: meeting Massoud
  • 3. The boy who loved playing soldiers
  • 4. The coup that failed: exile in Pakistan
  • 5. Bombed by the Russians in the Panjsher
  • 6. The Russians propose a ceasefire
  • 7. Massound deals with the Russians
  • 8. Marriage and war
  • 9. Defeat and failure: "Am I afraid of death?"
  • 10. The Russian perspective
  • 11. A winter offensive
  • 12. Massoud takes Farkhar
  • 13. Expanding into the north
  • 14. The Russians prepare to withdraw
  • 15. Massoud captures Kabul
  • 16. Under siege: Massoud in Kabul
  • 17. Tea and rockets with the Taliban
  • 18. Mortal enemies
  • 19. Massoud retreats from Kabul
  • 20. A low ebb
  • 21. "My father was incorruptible"
  • 22. Massoud visits Europe
  • 23. How they killed Massoud
  • 24. The eve of assassination
  • 25. A final encounter.

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