Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89 by Rodric Braithwaite ISBN 13: 9780199832651

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Oxford - New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. First Published . Hard Back. Fine/Fine. 6 1/2" X 9 3/4. 417 Pages Indexed. Book and jacket protected with mylar covering from the date of purchase. First published in the United States in 2011. The story of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is well known: the expansionist Communists overwhelmed a poor country as a means of reaching a warm-water port on the Persian Gulf. Afghan mujahideen upset their plans, holding on with little more than natural fighting skills, until CIA agents came to the rescue with American arms. Humiliated in battle, the Soviets hastily retreated. It is a great story-but it never happened. In this brilliant, myth-busting account, Rodric Braithwaite, the former British ambassador to Moscow, challenges much of what we know about the Soviets in Afghanistan. He provides an inside look at this little-understood episode, using first-hand accounts and piercing analysis to show the war as it was fought and experienced by the… Read More

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xiv, 417, [1] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Author's Note. Annexes. Notes. Sources. Bibliography. Acknowledgments. List of Illustrations. Index. Minor front endpaper rippling. Sir Rodric Quentin Braithwaite, GCMG (born 17 May 1932) is a British diplomat and author. Braithwaite was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. After his military service, he joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1955. His diplomatic career included posts in Indonesia, Italy, Poland, the Soviet Union, and a number of positions at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. From 1988 to 1992 Braithwaite was ambassador in Moscow, first of all to the Soviet Union and then to the Russian Federation. Subsequently, he was the Prime Minister's foreign policy adviser and chairman of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee (1992-93), and was awarded the GCMG in 1994. The story of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is well known: the expansionist… Read More