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_bBRA
100 1 _aBraithwaite, Rodric
_d1932-
245 1 0 _aAfgantsy :
_bthe Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 /
_cRodric Braithwaite.
260 _aOxford ;
_aLondon :
_bProfile Books,
_c2011.
300 _axiv, 417 p., 16 p. of plates :
_bill., maps, ports. ;
_c23 cm.
365 _aUS$
_b37.13
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPrologue -- pt. 1. The road to Kabul: Paradise lost ; The tragedy begins ; The decision to intervene ; The storming of the palace ; Aftermath -- pt. 2. The disasters of war: The 40th Army goes to war ; The nationbuilders ; Soldiering ; Fighting ; Devastation and disillusion -- pt. 3. The long goodbye: Going home ; The road to the bridge ; The war continues ; A land fit for heroes -- Epilogue : the reckoning -- Annex 1 : timeline -- Annex 2 : order of battle of the 40th Army -- Annex 3 : the Alliance of Seven and its leaders -- Annex 4 : Indo-China, Vietnam, Algeria, Afghanistan : a comparison.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
610 1 0 _aSoviet Union.
_bSovetskai͡a Armii͡a
_xHistory.
610 1 0 _aSoviet Union.
_bSovetskai͡a Armii͡a
_xMilitary life
_xHistory.
650 0 _aSoviets (People)
_zAfghanistan
_xHistory.
650 0 _aRussians
_zAfghanistan
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aSoldiers
_zAfghanistan
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aSoldiers
_zSoviet Union
_xHistory.
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xHistory
_ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989.
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xHistory
_ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989
_xSocial aspects.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
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_cBK
999 _c91454
_d91454