Jul 10, 2015 ive been looking for novels that take place in pashtunmajority spaces, like afghanistan and pashtunkhwa, or otherwise novels aboutwith pashtuns as the main characters. In the wake of the september 11 terrorist attacks on the world trade center, us allegations that osama bin ladens network was responsible, and the subsequent military attacks on afghanistan, the taliban have become the focal point of the wests difficult relations with the islamic world. Soviet war in afghanistan simple english wikipedia, the. The undaunted courage and ultimate sacrifice of navy seal team six operator adam. Pages in category afghanistan in fiction the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. As warfare became more sophisticated, outside support and regional coordination grew. My war 14 danish afghanistan documentary english subtitles. A lowflying afghan helicopter gunship in snowcapped valley along salang highway provides cover for a soviet convoy sending food and fuel to kabul, afghanistan, on january 30, 1989. I learned more about the details of this war in a single chapter from this book than i have in all the other books combined. Heroes, renegades, infidels, and the brotherhood of war in afghanistan sean parnell. For the new commander in chief, the war there qualifies at.
Page 280 a faithless enemy, stained by the foul crime of assassination, has, through a failure of supplies, followed by consummate treachery, been able to overcome a body of british troops, in a country removed, by distance and difficulties of season, from the possibility of succour. Afghanistan s resistance movement was born in chaos, spread and triumphed chaotically, and did not find a way to govern differently. A reading list of modern war stories the new york times. No wonder that russian soldiers can be amongst the hardestcore boozers around. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. He was on the ground throughout wwii in the european theater. This is the 7th book on the sovietafghan war ive read, and lester grau kept up his reputation with this book for historical investigative detail. Jun 12, 2015 rain, the new afghanistan war novel from former british army soldier barney campbell, is brutally honest and unforgiving in its realism.
Novels set in afghanistan and pashtunmajority areas in pakistan. The russians in afghanistan 19791989, profile books, london 2011, isbn 9780 199832651. Based primarily on an exhaustive analysis of russianlanguage soviet military journals, this book provides a unique, comprehensive analysis of. This research paper should explain the origins of this war,unfolding of the hostilities,deliniate its outcome, and conclude with an assessment whether there could be peaceful solutin rather than a war. Pause the video and press b to toggle subtitle backgrounds. History of afghanistan this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book.
The single best source of information and analysis on the conduct of military operations during the sovietafghan war is the authors own stumbling bear. What are some good books about the experiences of soldiers. In the great gamble, gregory feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. To hell and back by audie murphy, the most decorated soldier of wwii, is one of the best. This book details both the war in afghanistan as well as the war in iraq by giving geographic information of the two countries, explaining why the wars began, describing what soldiers do on a daily basis, and giving an honest account of what life is like. Primer on russian afghan war, 19791989, lessons learned 16. Some of the best books out there about the wars in iraq and afghanistan score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The russians in afghanistan, 197989 main by braithwaite, sir rodric isbn. This book details both the war in afghanistan as well as the war in iraq by giving geographic information of the two countries, explaining why the wars began, describing what soldiers do on a daily basis, and giving an. Looks at the afghanistan war following the september 11, 2001, terror attacks, including the battles, weapons, tactics, and people involved in the conflict. The soviet war in afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the twentyfirst century. This description of the military struggle for afghanistan concerns the objectives, operations, tactics and effectiveness of the forces involved in that struggle.
The soviet war in afghanistan in pictures, 19791989. Mar 27, 20 william dalrymple published on wed 27 mar 20 07. Since the attack on the world trade center, afghanistan has evolved from a country few people thought twice. Afghan forces, battling the taliban, pulled out of some parts of helmand this week.
Im hesitant to include or read any books written by westerners about afghanistan because i am sick of the romanticization of afghanistan and all things afghans, but i. When barack obama became president, he placed general stanley mcchrystal in command, and it was mcchrystals assessment that more troops would be required to stop the resurgent taliban from winning the war there. The sovietafghan war was a conflict wherein insurgent groups known collectively as the mujahideen, as well as smaller maoist groups, fought a guerrilla war against the soviet army and the democratic republic of afghanistan government. The war in afghanistan by jennifer zeiger scholastic. Apr 14, 2017 15 great books about iraq, afghanistan. Afghanische sprichworter illustriert german edition. It was fought over nine years, from december 1979 to february 1989, mostly in the afghan countryside. But the governorgeneral in council, while he most deeply laments the loss of the brave officers and. This book helps us understand what has been happening inside the country, the nature of. The book is wellwritten, wellresearched, and very detailed giving outstanding insight into the culture of the people as well as the mistakes that those. A selection of books related to the wars in iraq and afghanistan.
Afghanistan was a ussr friendly nation and then when the iranians kicked the cia out of iran they started moving into afghanistan because they wanted spy bases in. From the familiar to the obscure, novelist and military man jesse goolsby runs down the poetry, fiction, memoir and history you need to make. William dalrymples top 10 books on afghanistan travel. Counterinsurgency in afghanistan and pakistan, 20012011, describes the lessons learned after ten years of war in afghanistan. Virtually all of its war was waged locally by regional warlords. If anything, this was even more the case in soviet times when the very difficulties of getting hold of booze acted as a spur to the ingenuity for which russians are also rightly known. Rain is one of the best novels about the afghanistan war. The sovietafghan war by members of the russian general staff, and translated by lester grau and michael gross, is a summary overview of the soviet experience in the afghan invasion and war of the 1980s. War in afghanistan and iraq teaching childrens literature. Infidels, and the brotherhood of war in afghanistan sean parnell. The last ten years had been nothing more than a dangerous exercise in abject futility, which had long been the bane of foreign armed forces invading the rugged, difficult terrain of afghanistan in order to attempt to subjugate the warlike peoples therein. Rain, the new afghanistan war novel from former british army soldier barney campbell, is brutally honest and unforgiving in its realism. Its one of the best books about the war so far this year. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Without proper equipment and training, the afghanistan government was unable to resist the opposition,called the mujahedeen, eventually seeking the aid of the soviet union. A darkly comic satire set at a forward operating base in iraq, by a veteran who served in the army for 20. Primer on russian afghan war, 19791989, lessons learned. The mughal empires various campaigns against the persians for control of afghanistan. The mujahideen groups were backed primarily by the. Short stories and novels written about the wars in iraq and afghanistan and the return home from them. The russians in afghanistan, 197989, london profile books 2011. Click cc or in the lower right corner for english subtitles. Afghanistan war, 197892, conflict between anticommunist muslim afghan guerrillas mujahidin and afghan government and soviet forces. Volume 4 of afghanistan and the afghans, isbn 8186505350, 9788186505359 history of the war in afghanistan, sir john william kaye volume 2 of history of the war in afghanistan. In this second part of a twopart interview by government book talk blog editor michele bartram, col.
Conquest of afghanistan by alexander the great 330 bc 327 bc. The aim is to describe the war as objectively and in as much detail as possible. Sie wollten vor dem gleichfalls an afghanistan interessierten. This book is a must read for those who are interested in afghanistans war torn history or for those who find themselves deploying to afghanistan as a civilian or member of the armed forces. The afghan soviet war started in december 1979 research paper sample instructions.
The book,war in afghanistan,by mark urban is probably the only sane voice to report on the actual happenings in afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Cassidy, author of the new, critically acclaimed book, war, will, and warlords. Possibly the only other sane voice is that of edgar oballance. Mar, 2017 president trumps inaugural address included no mention of afghanistan. Nor did his remarks last month at a joint session of congress. The war in afghanistan 19791989 has been called the soviet unions vietnam war, a conflict that pitted soviet regulars against a relentless, elusive, and ultimately unbeatable afghan guerrilla force the mujahideen. Based primarily on an exhaustive analysis of russianlanguage soviet military journals, this book provides a unique. One of the great pleasures of writing my new book, return of a king. The afghan soviet war started in december 1979, research. The last ten years had been nothing more than a dangerous exercise in abject futility, which had long been the bane of foreign armed forces invading the rugged, difficult terrain of.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The making of a marine officer by nathaniel fick, war by sebastian. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. President trumps inaugural address included no mention of afghanistan. When the last soviet troops finally withdrew from afghanistan on february 15, 1989, the soldiers rejoiced. The conflict had its origins in the 1978 coup that overthrew afghan president sardar muhammad daud khan, who had come to power by ousting the king in 1973. In gripping detail, he vividly depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered. Opinion the neverending war in afghanistan the new york. Boozing through the sovietafghan war was more horrifying. Conquest of afghanistan by the mongol empire th century, see mongol invasion of central asia. The convoy was attacked by mujahideen guerrillas with rockets further up the highway, with afghan government troops returning fire with artillery. From the unpublished letters and journals of political and military officers employed in afghanistan throughout the entire period of british connexion with that country.
After nearly 15 years, whats the point of the afghan war. The 7 best books on afghanistan pratiek sparsh samantara surveys some of the best contemporary literary fiction and nonfiction to come out of afghanistan, from both afghan and international authors, and looks at how these books interpret the culture, society and history of this unsettled landscape. Islamismus in afghanistan 1975 2001 by torsten wollina. Primer on russian afghan war, 19791989, lessons learned dave shunk 26 december 2008 col dave shunk, usaf, ret. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Best nonfiction war books, around the world one book from each country, best iraq and afghanistan war books, best books on special forces m. And as obamas presidency comes to a close in 2016, american troops will be out of afghanistan, fulfilling the vow he made before he was elected to end the two american wars in. The rest are either ballads glorifying the wishful victory of the afghans over the mighty soviets or dirges lamenting the imagined rout of the russian military in afghanistan. The hardcover of the the war in afghanistan by lauri s. Almost all the books ive read before on red army in afghanistan describes the narrative of mujaheddin and pakistan, america and cias combined help to bring down the soviets. This book is a must read for those who are interested in afghanistan s war torn history or for those who find themselves deploying to afghanistan as a civilian or member of the armed forces.