Afghan Guerrilla Warfare: In the Words of the Mjuahideen Fighters (Zenith Military Classics)

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 few experts believed the fledgling Mujahideen resistance movement had a chance of withstanding the modern mechanized onslaught of the Soviet Army. But somehow the Mujahideen prevailed against a larger and decisively better equipped foe. No one predicted the Soviet Union would withdraw in defeat in 1989. With more than 100 first-hand reports from Mujahideen combat veterans and maps illustrating locations and disposition of forces this book is a tactical look at a decentralized army of foot-mobile guerrillas as they wage war against a superior force. Learn about Mujahideen ambushes raids shelling attacks fights against heliborne insertions attacks on Soviet strong points and urban combat in this rare look at the Soviet-Afghan conflict.