| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xi, 329 p. : map ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Twentieth-century wars |
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Twentieth-century wars.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-315) and index. |
| Contents |
The road to war -- Soviet strategy, tactics, and dilemmas -- The development of Afghan resistance -- The Karmal period, 1979-1986 -- The Najibullah-Gorbachev period, 1986-1989 -- The road to Soviet withdrawal -- Consequences of the Soviet-Afghan War -- The interregnum of Najibullah, 1989-1992 -- The rise and fall of the Rabbani government, 1992-1996 -- The rise and rule of the Taliban, 1994-2001 -- The fall of the Taliban -- Post-Taliban Afghanistan. |
| Subject |
Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
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Afghanistan -- History -- 1989-2001.
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Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9780230213142 (pbk.) |
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9780230213135 (hbk.) |
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0230213138 (hbk.) |
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0230213146 (pbk.) |
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