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The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost
The SovietAfghan War How a Superpower Fought and Lost
Author: Russian General Staff, Lester W. Grau (Translator), Michael A. Gress (Translator)
The War in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War," a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, elusive, and ultimately unbeatable Afghan guerrilla force (the mujahideen). The hit-and-run bloodletting across the war's decade tallied more than 25,000 dead Soviet soldiers plus a g...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780700611867
ISBN-10: 070061186X
Publication Date: 2/2002
Pages: 392
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Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Book Type: Paperback
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