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Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Printing. White background soft cover with red, black and grey print on spine and cover. Cover has two separate photo pictorials. Tight, sound and unmarked.364 pages including index. Appears unopenned, no spine creases. Photo - Illustrated (illustrator).…

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost by The Russian General Staff. Translated and edited by Lester W. Grau and Michael A. Gress. Foreword by Theodore C. Mataxis. University Press of Kansas, 2002 — Third Printing. Modern War Studies series. Softcover / military history reference. ISBN: 070061186X / 9780700611867 Book: Fine -; Exceptionally clean softcover copy that appears unread. Binding tight and square; spine uncreased; covers bright and clean; pages clean and unmarked (see photos) A key military-history study of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, this volume presents the Russian General Staff's analysis of how the Soviet Union fought—and lost—the 1979-1989 conflict. Translated and edited by Lester Grau and Michael Gress, it is an important reference for readers of Afghanistan history, Soviet military doctrine, counterinsurgency, Cold War studies, and modern operational history. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket -Wraps. 364pp/maps. Details the Soviet campaign in Afghanistan. Cover creased. Pencil underlining in preface and forward. Rest of text clean.

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Paperback. Condition: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by the University Press of Kansas, 2002. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new with light edgewear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 364 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. xxviii + 364 32 Maps.

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Condition: New. pp. xxviii + 364, 32 Maps.

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STIFF CARD. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. The Red Army's Do- It -Yourself, Nazi - Bashing Guerrilla Warfare Manual. 8vo.Pp,xviii 234, Stiff card covers , book is really like new.

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Softcover. Condition: AS NEW COPY. MILITARY GENERAL -The War in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War," a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, elusive, and ultimately unbeatable Afghan guerrilla force (the mujahideen). The hit-and-run bloodletting across the war's decade tallied more than 25,000 dead Soviet soldiers plus a great many more casualties and further demoralized a USSR on the verge of disintegration.In The Soviet-Afghan War the Russian general staff takes a close critical look at the Soviet military's disappointing performance in that war in an effort to better understand what happened and why and what lessons should be taken from it. Lester Grau and Michael Gress's expert English translation of the general staff's study offers the very first publication in any language of this important and illuminating work.Surprisingly, this was a study the general staff never intended to write, initially viewing the war in Afghanistan as a dismal aberration in Russian military history. The history of the 1990s has, of course, completely demolished that belief, as evidenced by the Russian Army's subsequent engagements with guerrilla forces in Chechnya, Azerbaijan, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, and elsewhere. As a result, Russian officers decided to take a much closer look at the Red Army's experiences in the Afghan War.Their study presents the Russian view of how the war started, how it progressed, and how it ended; shows how a modern mechanized army organized and conducted a counter-guerrilla war; chronicles the major battles and operations; and provides valuable insights into Soviet tactics, strategy, doctrine, and organization across a wide array of military branches. The editors' incisive preface and commentary help contextualize the Russian view and alert the reader to blind spots in the general staff's thinking about the war.This one-of-a-kind document provides a powerful case study on how yet another modern mechanized army imprudently relied upon the false promise of technology to defeat a determined guerrilla foe. Along the way, it vividly reveals the increasing disillusionment of Soviet soldiers, how that disillusion seeped back into Soviet society, and how it contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Red Army had fought their war to a military draw but that was not enough to stave off political defeat at home. The Soviet-Afghan War helps clarify how such a surprising demise could have materialized in the backyard of the Cold War's other great superpower.pp. 392 illusts and maps #180926 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 364 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: New. The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called the Soviet Union s Vietnam War , a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, Afghan guerilla force. In this work, the Russian general staff takes a close critical look at the Soviet mili.

Michel Sandstein Verlag, Dresden 2000. 4to. 182 pages. Orig. boards in dust wrappers. Name on title page. Near fine/ near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. very nice copy of the first edition.