Afgantsy [electronic resource] : the Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 / Rodric Braithwaite.
Braithwaite, Rodric, 1932-
2011
DS371.2 .B725 2011eb
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Title Afgantsy [electronic resource] : the Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 / Rodric Braithwaite.
Author Braithwaite, Rodric, 1932-
ISBN 9780199832651
9780199832668 (e-book)
Publication Details Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language English
Description xiv, 417 p., 16 p. of plates : ill., maps, ports.
Call Number DS371.2 .B725 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 958.104/5
Note "First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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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