The great gamble : the Soviet war in Afghanistan / Gregory Feifer.
Feifer, Gregory.
2009
DS371.2 .F45 2009 (Mapit)
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Title The great gamble : the Soviet war in Afghanistan / Gregory Feifer.
Author Feifer, Gregory.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780061143182
0061143189
Publication Details New York : Harper, c2009.
Language English
Description 326 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number DS371.2 .F45 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 958.104/5
Summary The 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index.
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Invasion 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.

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