Title:
Afgantsy : the Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 / Rodric Braithwaite.
Author:
Braithwaite, Rodric, 1932-
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Call Number:
DS371.2 .B725 2011
ISBN:
9780199832651
Physical Description:
xiv, 417 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
General Note:
"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Prologue -- The road to Kabul -- Paradise lost -- The tragedy begins -- The decision to intervene -- The storming of the palace -- Aftermath -- The disasters of war -- The 40th Army goes to war -- The nationbuilders -- Soldiering -- Fighting -- Devastation and disillusion -- 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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