The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa: The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagement

by Robert G. Patman

Book Overview

The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa is the first major attempt to address the paradoxes of Soviet behavior in the area. Dr. Patman provides a careful historical background to the recent conflicts and shows how the Soviet Union and its East European partners dramatically switched from being close allies of Somalia to allies of Ethiopia--intervening in the Ethiopian-Somali war of 1977-8 to ensure the military defeat of their former ally. However,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521102510
• ISBN13: 9780521102513
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"