000 00810cam a2200157 4500
020 _a0971170924 (hbk.):
_c29.95 US
100 1 _aYOUSAF Mohammad
245 0 _aAfghanistan the bear trap:
_bthe defeat of a superpower
260 _aHavertown, PA. USA:
_bCasemate,
_c2001
300 _a243p.
520 3 _aFirst published in 1992. This is an account by the Pakistani Brigadier General who, as Director General Inter-Services Intelligence 1980-1987, masterminded support and training of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. The Mujahideen used thier local knowledge and outside support to defeat the vastly greater numerical and military might of the Soviet armed forces in the nine years of the Afghan War.
650 _aAFGHANISTAN WAR
650 _aGUERRILLA WARFARE
700 _aADKIN Mark
945 _i0013970
_rY
_sY
999 _c2071
_d2071