LEADER 03175nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910650287803321 005 20230126204943.0 010 $a0-19-991151-7 010 $a1-283-23229-4 010 $a9786613232298 010 $a0-19-983266-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000108078 035 $a(EBL)746665 035 $a(OCoLC)746747085 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533801 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11352202 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533801 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10490828 035 $a(PQKB)10284755 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC746665 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000108078 100 $a20110415d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfgantsy$b[electronic resource] $ethe Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 /$fRodric Braithwaite 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (448 p.) 300 $a"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso. 311 $a0-19-932248-1 311 $a0-19-983265-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPrologue -- 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. 330 $aThe 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 in 606 $aSoviets (People)$zAfghanistan$xHistory 606 $aRussians$zAfghanistan$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSoldiers$zAfghanistan$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSoldiers$zSoviet Union$xHistory 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989$xSocial aspects 615 0$aSoviets (People)$xHistory. 615 0$aRussians$xHistory 615 0$aSoldiers$xHistory 615 0$aSoldiers$xHistory. 676 $a958.1045 700 $aBraithwaite$b Rodric$f1932-$0603462 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910650287803321 996 $aAfgantsy$92904393 997 $aUNINA