The secret war in Afghanistan : the Soviet Union, China and Anglo-American intelligence in the Afghan War
Dimitrakis, Panagiotis2022
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The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, and the subsequent war with the Afghan Mujahedeen, was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Cold War. Key details of the circumstances surrounding the invasion only months before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 have long remained unclear; the entire episode is a shadowy narrative of clandestine correspondence, covert operations and failed intelligence. Making use of recently declassified archives, 'The Secret War in Afghanistan' brings to light the full role of the CIA in arming and training the Afghan fighters.
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Author:
Dimitrakis, Panagiotis, author
Imprint:
London : I.B. Tauris, 2022.
Collation:
304 pages ; 22 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: 2013.
ISBN:
9780755649532 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Secret service -- United StatesAfghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Participation, AmericanUnited States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Afghanistan -- HistoryAfghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Military intelligenceAfghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Secret service -- ChinaAfghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Participation, ChineseHistory
BRN:
2564873