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Superpowers defeated : Vietnam and Afghanistan compared / Douglas A. Borer.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; Portland, Or : Frank Cass, 1999.Description: xxiii, 261 page : maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780714648514
  • 0714648515
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS558. B67 1999
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgements—Abbreviations and glossary—Introduction—Maps of Afghanistan and Vietnam—1. Afghanistan and Vietnam in world affairs : the historical background—2. The origins of superpower intervention, 1940-55—3. From containment to detainment : the United States in Vietnam (1956-65) and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan (1956-79)—4. Detainment at war : the United States in Vietnam (1965-73), the Soviet Union in Afghanistan (1980-89)—5. Superpowers defeated : the impact of war loss at home—Bibliography—Index.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS558.B67 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000358993
Total holds: 0

“Copyright © D. Borer 1999 ; reprinted 2001”—reverse of title page.

“Includes bibliography”—(p. [242]-250).

Contents: Acknowledgements—Abbreviations and glossary—Introduction—Maps of Afghanistan and Vietnam—1. Afghanistan and Vietnam in world affairs : the historical background—2. The origins of superpower intervention, 1940-55—3. From containment to detainment : the United States in Vietnam (1956-65) and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan (1956-79)—4. Detainment at war : the United States in Vietnam (1965-73), the Soviet Union in Afghanistan (1980-89)—5. Superpowers defeated : the impact of war loss at home—Bibliography—Index.

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