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000331273 1001_ $$aFeifer, Gregory.
000331273 24514 $$aThe great gamble :$$bthe Soviet war in Afghanistan /$$cGregory Feifer.
000331273 250__ $$a1st ed.
000331273 260__ $$aNew York :$$bHarper,$$cc2009.
000331273 300__ $$a326 p. :$$bill., maps ;$$c24 cm.
000331273 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index.
000331273 5050_ $$aInvasion considered: a short, victorious war -- Storm-333: the invasion -- The Soviets dig in -- The Mujahideen fight back -- The Soviets seek victory -- The tide turns -- Endgame -- Aftermath.
000331273 520__ $$aThe Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the 21st century. Parallels between the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq are impossible to ignore. The Soviet Union sent some of its most elite troops to unfamiliar lands to fight a vaguely defined enemy, which eventually defeated their superior numbers with unconventional tactics. Although the Soviet leadership initially saw the invasion as a victory, many Russian soldiers came to view the war as a demoralizing and devastating defeat, the consequences of which had a substantial impact on the Soviet Union and its collapse. NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. His extensive research includes eye-opening interviews with participants from both sides of the conflict, vividly depicting the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered.--From publisher description.
000331273 651_0 $$aAfghanistan$$xHistory$$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989.
000331273 651_0 $$aSoviet Union$$xHistory, Military.
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