TY - BOOK AU - Yousaf,Mohammad AU - Adkin,Mark TI - The battle for Afghanistan : : the Soviets Versus the Mujahideen during the 1980s / SN - 9781844156160 AV - DS371.2. Y687 2007 PY - 2007///. CY - Barnsley : PB - Pen & Sword Military, KW - Geschichte 1979-1992. KW - Afghanistan KW - History KW - Soviet occupation, 1979-1989. KW - Politics and government KW - 1973-1989 N1 - "First published in 1992 by Casemate, reprinted in 2001"—reverse of title page; Contents: Military symbols used on maps—Maps—A note on sources—Publisher’s note—Introduction—Prologue—1. Beginnings—2. The Mujahideen—3. The infidels—4. Another Vietnam—5. The role of the CIA—6. The pipeline—7. Training and tractics—8. Feuding and fighting—9. Kabul, the dey—10. The bear attacks—11. Wonder weapons-gunships versus stingers—12. Bear baiting—13. The bear backs off—14. Two disasters—Postscript—Index ER -