The Soviet-Afghan War 1979-89

by Gregory Fremont-Barnes

The Soviet invasion of neighbouring Afghanistan in December 1979 sparked a bloody nine-year conflict with the Mujahideen until Soviet forces withdrew in 1988-89, dooming the communist Afghanistan government to defeat by Afghan popular resistance backed by the USA and other powers. The Soviet invasion had enormous implications on the global stage; it prompted the US Senate to refuse to ratify the hard-won SALT II arms-limitation treaty, and the USA...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849088055
• ISBN13: 9781849088053
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.8"