Soviet Paratrooper vs Mujahideen Fighter - Afghanistan 1979-89

In 1979 the Soviet Union moved from military ''help'' to active intervention in Afghanistan. Four-fifths of the Afghan National Army deserted in the first year of the war, which, compounded with the spread and intensification of the rebellion led by the formidable guerrilla fighters of the Mujahideen, forced the Soviets to intensify their involvement. The Soviet army was in generally poor condition when the war started, but the troops of the airborne and air assault units were better trained and equipped. As a result they developed aggressive, sometimes effective tactics against an enemy that refused to behave the way most Soviet commanders wished him to. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this absorbing study examines the origins, combat role and battlefield performance of the Soviet Union''s paratroopers and their Mujahideen adversaries during the long and bloody Soviet involvement in Afghanistan during the 1980s.>

About the author

David Campbell has worked as a freelance new media producer and content specialist for many years, including roles at IBM, the BBC, various internet consultancies and the civil service. He has a broad range of interests in literature and history, including the Middle Ages, the Napoleonic era, naval warfare, and the genesis of the ‘military revolution’. His books include CBT 007 German Infantryman vs Soviet Rifleman.Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille.

Product details

• Authors: David Campbell
• Assisted by: Johnny Shumate (Illustration), Johnny (Illustrator) Shumate (Illustration), Shumate Johnny (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781472817648
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1764-8
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 246 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Combat; Combat
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Military / Pictorial, Warfare & defence, HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, Kabul; Afghanistan; Stinger; Hind; AKM, HISTORY / Russia / General