03175nam 2200625 a 450 991065028780332120230126204943.00-19-991151-71-283-23229-497866132322980-19-983266-8(CKB)2670000000108078(EBL)746665(OCoLC)746747085(SSID)ssj0000533801(PQKBManifestationID)11352202(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533801(PQKBWorkID)10490828(PQKB)10284755(MiAaPQ)EBC746665(EXLCZ)99267000000010807820110415d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfgantsy[electronic resource] the Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 /Rodric BraithwaiteOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20111 online resource (448 p.)"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.0-19-932248-1 0-19-983265-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.The story of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is well known: the expansionist Communists overwhelmed a poor country as a means of reaching a warm-water port on the Persian Gulf. Afghan mujahideen upset their plans, holding on with little more than natural fighting skills, until CIA agents came to the rescue with American arms. Humiliated in battle, the Soviets hastily retreated. It's a great story, writes Rodric Braithwaite. But it never happened. The Russian conscripts suffered badly from mismanagement and strategic errors, but they were never defeated on the battlefield, and withdrew inSoviets (People)AfghanistanHistoryRussiansAfghanistanHistory20th centurySoldiersAfghanistanHistory20th centurySoldiersSoviet UnionHistoryAfghanistanHistorySoviet occupation, 1979-1989AfghanistanHistorySoviet occupation, 1979-1989Social aspectsSoviets (People)History.RussiansHistorySoldiersHistorySoldiersHistory.958.1045Braithwaite Rodric1932-603462MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910650287803321Afgantsy2904393UNINA