The Secret War in Afghanistan: The Soviet Union, China and Anglo-American Intelligence in the Afghan War Contributor(s): Dimitrakis, Panagiotis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780764197 ISBN-13: 9781780764191 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Middle East - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
Dewey: 958.104 |
Series: Library of Middle East History |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.75 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, in support of a Marxist-Leninist government, and the subsequent nine-year conflict with the indigenous Afghan Mujahedeen was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Cold War. Key details of the circumstances surrounding the invasion and its ultimate conclusion only months before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 have long remained unclear; it is a confidential narrative of clandestine correspondence, covert operations and failed intelligence. The Secret War in Afghanistan undertakes a full analysis of recently declassified intelligence archives in order to asses Anglo-American secret intelligence and diplomacy relating to the invasion of Afghanistan and unveil the Cold War realities behind the rhetoric. Rooted at every turn in close examination of the primary evidence, it outlines the secret operations of the CIA, MI6 and the KGB, and the full extent of the aid and intelligence from the West which armed and trained the Afghan fighters. |