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Afghan Napoleon - The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud (Hardcover)
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Afghan Napoleon - The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud (Hardcover)
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When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of
resistance were disparate and divided mujahideen groups, as
interested in fighting each other and competing for Western arms as
opposing the Russians. The exception was Ahmed Shah Massoud, the
military strategist and political operator who solidified the
resistance and undermined the Russian occupation by leading its
members to a series of defensive victories. Sandy Gall was embedded
with Massoud during Soviet offences and reported on the war in
Afghanistan for a number of years. He has now written an
illuminating biography of this charismatic guerrilla commander,
which contains excerpts from the surviving volumes of Massoud's
diaries. Massoud's prolific diary-keeping was little known during
his lifetime, and his entries detail crucial moments in his life
and throw fascinating light on his struggles, both in the
resistance and in his personal life. Born into an ostensibly
liberalising Afghanistan in the 1960s, Massoud ardently opposed
communism and Mohammed Daoud, Afghanistan's puppet leader. He
quickly rose to prominence and distinguished himself by
coordinating the defence of the Panjshir Valley against repeated
Soviet offensives. As the occupation wore on, Massoud became the
resistance's unifying force. Massoud's assassination in 2001
presaged the attack on the Twin Towers just two days later and it
is widely believed to have been ordered by Osama bin Laden. Forever
the underdog in a life dominated by conflict, Massoud's attempts to
build political consensus in Afghanistan were ultimately
frustrated. Despite that, he is recognised today as a national
hero.
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