The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan

The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan

The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the twenty-first century. In The Great Gamble, Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldi…

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