The Panjshir Valley 1980-86 : the lion tames the bear in Afghanistan /: the lion tames the bear in Afghanistan. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Galeotti ; illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro.
• Authors: Galeotti, Mark
• Other Names: Bujeiro, Ramiro 1937- illustrator.
• Contents: ORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGNCHRONOLOGYOPPOSING COMMANDERS- The Rebels- Soviet- The DRAOPPOSING FORCES- Soviet 40th Army- The DRA- The Panjshir FrontOPPOSING PLANS- The Soviets/DRA- The RebelsTHE CAMPAIGN- Panjshir I, April 1980: first blood- Panjshir II, August 1980: relieving Rukha- Panjshir III, November 1980: returning to Rukha- Panjshir IV, September 1981: a Soviet defeat- Panjshir V, May 1982: taking the valley- Panjshir VI, August–September 1982: the attempted mop-up- Truce, January–August 1983- Panjshir VII, April–September 1984: back to the war- Panjshir VIII, September 1984: keeping Massoud off-balance- Panjshir IX, June 1985: the reprisalAFTERMATH- AssessmentTHE BATTLEFIELD TODAYGLOSSARY AND ACRONYMSFURTHER READINGINDEX.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 958.1045; Middle Eastern history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; History -- Middle East -- General; History -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union; History -- Modern -- 20th Century; History -- Military -- General; History; Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Campaigns; Panjshir (Afghanistan : Province) -- History -- 20th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472844675; 9781472844729
• Related ISBNs: 9781472844736
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