Afghanistan: The Soviet War - The Soviet War

Informationen zum Autor Ed Girardet Klappentext First published in 1985, this is a book written at the height of the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Based on five clandestine trips into Afghanistan with the resistance, the book examines why the Soviets invaded in 1979 and what they were seeking to defend. The author analyses their deliberate policy of migratory genocide through a combination of aerial bombardments, political repression and economic blockades.The book is written by the journalist Ed Girardet, one of the world's leading authorities on the conflict, whose particular strength is his dispassionate reporting style and his firsthand proximity to the conflict. He interviewed many of the leaders of the Afghan resistance, both inside Afghanistan and in the refugee camps and he explains in depth the nature of the Afghan Islamic anti-communist struggle for independence. This is a book in the finest tradition of war reporting on the front line and the reissue is essential reading for all those interested in the history of the conflict in Afghanistan. Zusammenfassung First published in 1985, this is a book written at the height of the war in Afghanistan in the 1980s by one of the world's leading authorities, Ed Girardet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Soviet Invasion  2.The Soviet Strategy - MIGs, Helicopter Gunships and Kalashnikovs  3. The Guerilla War - A Patchwork of Resistance  4. The Resistance Fronts  5. Soviet Influence in Afghanistan  6. The Communist Overlay  7. The Sovietisation of Afghanistan  8. The Afghan Struggle: The People's War  9. Refugees, Doctors and Prisoners - A Trickle of Humanity  10. Perspectives

Product details

• Authors: Ed Girardet
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.07.2011
• EAN: 9780415684804
• ISBN: 978-0-415-68480-4
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Afghanistan, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, International Relations, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Asian History, c 1970 to c 1979, Modern warfare, c 1970 to c 1980, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Afghan War, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era