Superpowers defeated : Vietnam and Afghanistan compared / Douglas A. Borer.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; Portland, Or : Frank Cass, 1999.Description: xxiii, 261 page : maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780714648514
- 0714648515
- DS558. B67 1999
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Monograph | Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | DS558.B67 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3ACKU000358993 |
“Copyright © D. Borer 1999 ; reprinted 2001”—reverse of title page.
“Includes bibliography”—(p. [242]-250).
Contents: Acknowledgements—Abbreviations and glossary—Introduction—Maps of Afghanistan and Vietnam—1. Afghanistan and Vietnam in world affairs : the historical background—2. The origins of superpower intervention, 1940-55—3. From containment to detainment : the United States in Vietnam (1956-65) and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan (1956-79)—4. Detainment at war : the United States in Vietnam (1965-73), the Soviet Union in Afghanistan (1980-89)—5. Superpowers defeated : the impact of war loss at home—Bibliography—Index.
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