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Afgantsy : the Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 / Rodric Braithwaite.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.Description: xiv, 417 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780199832651
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.2. B725 2011
Contents:
Contents: Maps—Author’s note—Prologue—Part I : the road to Kabul—1. Paradise lost—2. The tragedy begins—3. The decision to intervene—4. The storming of the palace—5. Aftermath—Part II : the disasters of war—6. The 40th Army goes to war—7. The nationbuilders—8. Soldiering—9. Fighting—10. Devastation and disillusion—Part III : the long goodbye—11. Going home—12. The road to the bridge—13. The war continues—14. A land fit for heroes—Epilogue : the reckoning—Annexes—Notes—Sources—Bibliography—Acknowledgements—List of illustrations—Index.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.2.B725 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000352855
Total holds: 0

"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books".

“Includes bibliography”—(p. [385]-391).

Contents: Maps—Author’s note—Prologue—Part I : the road to Kabul—1. Paradise lost—2. The tragedy begins—3. The decision to intervene—4. The storming of the palace—5. Aftermath—Part II : the disasters of war—6. The 40th Army goes to war—7. The nationbuilders—8. Soldiering—9. Fighting—10. Devastation and disillusion—Part III : the long goodbye—11. Going home—12. The road to the bridge—13. The war continues—14. A land fit for heroes—Epilogue : the reckoning—Annexes—Notes—Sources—Bibliography—Acknowledgements—List of illustrations—Index.

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