Afghanistan the Spy War of Soviet Union

by Robert Stephens

The Soviet invasion of neighboring Afghanistan in December 1979 sparked a bloody nine-year conflict with the Mujahedeen until Soviet forces withdrew in 1988-89, dooming the communist Afghanistan government to defeat by Afghan popular resistance backed by the USA and other powers. The Soviet invasion had enormous implications on the global stage; it prompted the US Senate to refuse to ratify the hard-won SALT II arms-limitation treaty, and the USA...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09J6W1PTP
• ISBN13: 9798487850621
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"