Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-266) and index.
Synopsis
-- Will the coalition forces repeat the British and Soviets' errors in past wars in the region?
In this revised edition of his 1993 book, Edgar O'Ballance provides a new analysis of the present military confrontation in Afghanistan. Afghan Wars discusses and assesses the Anglo-Afghan wars of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Soviet invasion of 1979, the Mujahideen's response, the Soviet's attempts at tactical changes and their withdrawal, and the civil war and elusive peace that followed their departure.