[PDF.04gc] Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89

Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89

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 | #893765 in Books |  2013-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.50 x1.10 x8.20l,.0 | File type: PDF | 432 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Nuanced, sophisticated and fun.|By Apollocoyuz|Ambassador Braithwaite brings refreshing candor and objectivity a highly politicized subject. I grew up in America, West Germany, the USSR and Russia and have worked for both the U.S.and Russian militaries as a contractor so the conflicts in Afghanistan are often a part of dinner conversation. While Russian language sources on Afg| ||"Among the many strengths of Braithwaite's book, four features stand out [T]here are richly drawn depictions of carefully selected subjects The second feature, a product of the first, is Braithwaite's masterful focus on key developments, influences, and proce

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 accoun...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89   |  Rodric Braithwaite. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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