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082			_aPamphlet DS 371.2 .A44 1988a/ + /PDF/(3.92MB)
100			_aAlexiev, Alexander.
245			_aInside the Soviet Army in Afghanistan / Alexander Alexiev.
260			_aSanta Monica, CA : RAND, 1988.
300			_axvi, 68 p. ; 30 cm.
500			_aMay 1988.
500			_aPrepared for the United States Army.
500			_aRand library collection—Label on cover.
500			_aR-3627-A—title page.
500			_aIncludes bibliography—(p. 65-68).
500			_a40 years 1948-1988 RAND
500			_a Approved for public release; distribution unlimited—title page.
500			_aSummary: The war in Afghanistan, now in its ninth year and already the longest war in Soviet history, has presented military analysts and Soviet experts with a unique opportunity to gain insights into Soviet political and operational behavior in a military conflict. Dozens of books and hundreds of articles dealing with the war and the Afghan resistance have already been published. Nonetheless, some important aspects of Soviet military conduct have remained largely unexplored. One of these aspects concerns the key factors affecting the battlefield performance of a military establishment at war, such as morale, motivation, cohesion, and discipline. This study examines these factors within the framework of a broader investigation of the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet army, as demonstrated in Afghanistan, and their implications for the Soviets and the West—(p. v).
546			_aEnglish
650			_aAfghanistan – History – Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
650			_aSoviet Union. Raboche-Krest’ianskaia Krasnaia Armiia – History – 20th century.
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