| Soviet Paratrooper Vs Mujahideen Fighter: Afghanistan 1979-89 Contributor(s): Campbell, David (Author), Shumate, Johnny (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1472817648 ISBN-13: 9781472817648 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Asia - Central Asia |
| Series: Combat |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.2" W x 9.5" (0.50 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1979 the Soviet Union moved from military 'help' to active intervention in Afghanistan. Four-fifths of the Afghan National Army deserted in the first year of the war, which, compounded with the spread and intensification of the rebellion led by the formidable guerrilla fighters of the Mujahideen, forced the Soviets to intensify their involvement. The Soviet army was in generally poor condition when the war started, but the troops of the airborne and air assault units were better trained and equipped. As a result they developed aggressive, sometimes effective tactics against an enemy that refused to behave the way most Soviet commanders wished him to. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this absorbing study examines the origins, combat role and battlefield performance of the Soviet Union's paratroopers and their Mujahideen adversaries during the long and bloody Soviet involvement in Afghanistan during the 1980s. |
Contributor Bio(s): Campbell, David: - DAVID CAMPBELL is senior lecturer in accounting and business ethics at Newcastle University Business School, UK. He is examiner for the ACCA professional paper P1 and is an external examiner at the University of Northampton and at the UHI Millennium Institure in Inverness. David is on the editorial boards of 'Accounting Forum' and 'Business Ethics: A European Review'. |
