TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bradsher, Henry S.
TI  - Afghan communism and Soviet intervention / Henry S. Bradsher
SN  - 195790170
U1  - DS 361 .B73  1999   
CY  - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
KW  - Communism – Afghanistan.
KW  - Communism – Afghanistan – History – 20th century.
KW  - Afghanistan – History – 20th century.
KW  - Afghanistan – History –  Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
KW  - Afghanistan – Foreign relations – Soviet Union.
KW  - Soviet Union – Foreign relations – Afghanistan.
KW  - Afghanistan – Politics and government – 1973-1989
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-417) and index.; Summary: “This book sheds fresh light on the origins of Afghan Communism, the nature of its rule, the composition of the Mujahideen, and the Soviet decision-making process in invading Afghanistan and then deciding to withdraw. Spanning the period from the 1950s to the collapse of the Najibullah regime in 1992, with a brief look at the aftermath, the book gives the most comprehensive, definitive account of this turbulent time that is a available”—cover page
ER  -