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Riedel Bruce |
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Titolo |
What we won : America's secret war in Afghanistan, 1979-89 / / Bruce Riedel |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (211 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National security - United States - History - 20th century |
Afghanistan History Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 |
Afghanistan Foreign relations United States |
United States Foreign relations Afghanistan |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction and acknowledgments -- Part 1. The players -- The Afghan communists -- The main enemy : the Soviets -- The Afghan Mujahedin -- The Pakistanis : Zia's war -- The Saudis : financiers and volunteers -- Part 2. The U.S. war -- Jimmy Carter's war -- Reagan and Casey -- Endgames without end -- Lessons of the secret war. |
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