by Artemy Kalinovsky (Author)
Why did the USSR linger so long in Afghanistan? What makes this account of the Soviet-Afghan conflict both timely and important is its focus on the factors that prevented the Soviet leadership from ending a demoralizing and costly war and on the long-term consequences for the Soviet Union and the region.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 13 May 2011
ISBN 10: 0674058666
ISBN 13: 9780674058668