The secret war in Afghanistan the Soviet Union, China and the role of Anglo-American intelligence
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...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2022
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| Edición: | This paperback edition published 2022 |
| Colección: | Library of Middle East history ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991011482834608016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Afghan feuds and secret intelligence
- Wrong estimates and the invasion
- International reactions
- Assessing the Kremlin's intentions, and its fears
- Espionage and clandestine arming
- Discovering Chinese intentions
- The CIA and Gorbachev
- Aftermath: Continuing covert action.
