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| 008 | 080602s2009 nyuab b 001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | _a 2008022594 | ||
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_aPACU _cPACU _dPACU _beng |
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_aDS 371.2 _b.F45 2009 |
| 100 | 1 | _aFeifer, Gregory. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 |
_aThe great gamble : _bthe Soviet war in Afghanistan / _cGregory Feifer. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bHarper, _cc2009. |
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_a326 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aInvasion considered: a short, victorious war -- Storm-333: the invasion -- The Soviets dig in -- The Mujahideen fight back -- The Soviets seek victory -- The tide turns -- Endgame -- Aftermath. | |
| 520 | _aThe Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the 21st century. Parallels between the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq are impossible to ignore. The Soviet Union sent some of its most elite troops to unfamiliar lands to fight a vaguely defined enemy, which eventually defeated their superior numbers with unconventional tactics. Although the Soviet leadership initially saw the invasion as a victory, many Russian soldiers came to view the war as a demoralizing and devastating defeat, the consequences of which had a substantial impact on the Soviet Union and its collapse. NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. His extensive research includes eye-opening interviews with participants from both sides of the conflict, vividly depicting the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered.--From publisher description. | ||
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_aMilitary History _xSoviet Union |
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_aAfghanistan _xHistory _ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989. |
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_aSoviet Union _xHistory, Military. |
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_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0819/2008022594.html |
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_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2008022594-b.html |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2008022594-d.html |
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_2lcc _cBK _hDS 371.2 _i.F45 _m2009 |
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