Afghanistan Russia

Text by David Isby. Colour plates by Ron Volstad. This book examines Soviet forces in Afghanistan. The origins and conduct of the war and the operational organisation of Soviet forces are discussed. Afghan resistance and weaponry is also examined. A comprehensive study of both sides in the Afghan war.

La storia militare della Russia si snoda attraverso dodici secoli, scandita da guerre, campagne e battaglie che hanno influenzato la storia del mondo per come lo conosciamo oggi. Dalla formazione del primo nucleo russo, col principato di Kiev, alle guerre contro mongoli e tartari, dal consolidamento della Moscovia di Ivan IV il Terribile alle riforme di Pietro il Grande, dal ruolo decisivo contro Napoleone al Grande gioco con l'Inghilterra in Afghanistan, dai due grandi conflitti mondiali alla corsa al nucleare durante la Guerra fredda, fino ai tentativi di riaffermare la potenza dell'Unione Sovietica dopo la dissoluzione provocata dalla Perestrojka, la Russia ha sempre avuto un ruolo di primo piano negli eventi che hanno sconvolto l'assetto globale…

Rory Stewart tells the story of foreign intervention in Afghanistan from the 19th century to the present day.

Afghanistan has dominated world news since September 11th 2001, as it did during the Soviet occupation of 1979-89. Indeed, Afghanistan has long been the focal point of East-West relations, particularly during the 19th and early 20th centuries when its mountain ranges provided the arena where the world's greatest powers sought to expand their influence. Squeezed between four empires–Russia, China, India, and Persia–Afghanistan's tortured history provides an extraordinary glimpse into the patterns of world movements. Today Afghanistan sits at the pivot of a region where new spheres of influence are taking shape as the U.S. positions itself into becoming a major player in Central Asia. The first serious history of modern Afghanistan, this book is of vital importance for understanding the country's current crisis and is essential reading for historians, policy makers, and all those interested in the state of the world today.