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The Bear Went Over the Mountain - Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan (Hardcover, Anniversary edition) Loot Price: R1,700
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The Bear Went Over the Mountain - Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan (Hardcover, Anniversary edition): Lester W. Grau

The Bear Went Over the Mountain - Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan (Hardcover, Anniversary edition)

Lester W. Grau; Introduction by David M. Glantz; Foreword by Jacob W. Kipp

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This rare 10th anniversary edition (published in 2007) contains a new introduction by expert Soviet historian David M. Glantz. In addition all maps and graphics have been enhanced from the 1996 edition. "When the Soviet Union decided to invade Afghanistan, they evaluated their chances for success upon their experiences in East Germany, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Unfortunately for their soldiers, as well as the people of Afghanistan, they ignored not only the experiences of the British in the same region, but also their own experience with the Basmachi resistance fighters in Central Asia from 1918-1933. Consequently, in Afghanistan the Soviet army found its tactics inadequate to meet the challenges posed by the difficult terrain and the highly motivated mujahideen freedom fighters. To capture the lessons their tactical leaders learned in Afghanistan and to explain the change in tactics that followed, the Frunze Military Academy compiled this book for their command and general staff combat arms officers. The lessons are valuable not just for Russian officers, but for the tactical training of platoon, company and battalion leaders of any nation likely to engage in conflicts involving civil war, guerrilla forces and rough terrain. This is a book dealing with the starkest features of the unforgiving landscape of tactical combat: casualties and death, adaptation, and survival." (From the original foreword by Hans Binnendijk, 1996)

General

Imprint: Books Express Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2010
First published: March 2010
Authors: Lester W. Grau
Introduction by: David M. Glantz
Foreword by: Jacob W. Kipp
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages: 250
Edition: Anniversary edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-907521-94-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN: 1-907521-94-1
Barcode: 9781907521942

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