Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89 (1st printing) by Rodric Braithwaite - 2011-09

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Oxford - New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. First Published . Hard Back. Fine/Fine. 6 1/2" X 9 3/4. 417 Pages Indexed. Book and jacket protected with mylar covering from the date of purchase. First published in the United States in 2011. 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 is a great story-but it never happened. In this brilliant, myth-busting account, Rodric Braithwaite, the former British ambassador to Moscow, challenges much of what we know about the Soviets in Afghanistan. He provides an inside look at this little-understood episode, using first-hand accounts and piercing analysis to show the war as it was fought and experienced by the… Read More