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Afghanistan--the bear trap : the defeat of a superpower / by Mohammad Yousaf and Mark Adkin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Havertown, PA : Casemate, 2001.Description: [10] unnumbered pages, 243 pages [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0971170924
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 958.104/5 21
LOC classification:
  • DS371.2. Y68 2001
Contents:
Contents: Military symbols used on maps—Maps—A note on sources—Publisher’s note—Introduction—Prologue—1. Beginnings—2. The Mujahideen—3. The infidels—4. Another Vietnam—5. The role of the CIA—6. The pipeline—7. Training and tactics—8. Feuding and fighting—9. Kabul, the key—10. The bear attacks—11. Wonder weapons-gunships versus stingers—12. Bear baiting—13. The bear backs off—14. Two disasters—Postscript—Index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.2.Y68 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000367770
Total holds: 0

Originally published as : The bear trap. 1992.

Includes index.

Contents: Military symbols used on maps—Maps—A note on sources—Publisher’s note—Introduction—Prologue—1. Beginnings—2. The Mujahideen—3. The infidels—4. Another Vietnam—5. The role of the CIA—6. The pipeline—7. Training and tactics—8. Feuding and fighting—9. Kabul, the key—10. The bear attacks—11. Wonder weapons-gunships versus stingers—12. Bear baiting—13. The bear backs off—14. Two disasters—Postscript—Index.

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