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LEADER: 01921nam a22003498a 4500
001 2011015052
003 DLC
005 20110419120327.0
008 110415s2011 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011015052
020 $a9780199832651 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aa-af---$ae-ur---
050 00 $aDS371.2$b.B725 2011
082 00 $a958.104/5$222
100 1 $aBraithwaite, Rodric,$d1932-
245 10 $aAfgantsy :$bthe Russians in Afghanistan, 1979-89 /$cRodric Braithwaite.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2011.
263 $a1109
300 $ap. cm.
500 $a"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPrologue -- The road to Kabul -- Paradise lost -- The tragedy begins -- The decision to intervene -- The storming of the palace -- Aftermath -- The disasters of war -- The 40th Army goes to war -- The nationbuilders -- Soldiering -- Fighting -- Devastation and disillusion -- The long goodbye -- Going home -- The road to the bridge -- The war continues -- A land fit for heroes -- Epilogue: The reckoning -- Annex 1: Timeline -- Annex 2: Order of battle of the 40th Army -- Annex 3: The Alliance of Seven and its leaders -- Annex 4: Indo-China, Vietnam, Algeria, Afghanistan : a comparison.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989.
650 0 $aSoviets (People)$zAfghanistan$xHistory.
650 0 $aRussians$zAfghanistan$xHistory$y20th century.
610 10 $aSoviet Union.$bSovetskai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡$xHistory.
610 10 $aSoviet Union.$bSovetskai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡$xMilitary life$xHistory.
650 0 $aSoldiers$zAfghanistan$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aSoldiers$zSoviet Union$xHistory.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989$xSocial aspects.