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Author:

Riedel, Bruce O.

Title:

What we won : America's secret war in Afghanistan, 1979-89 / Bruce Riedel.

Publisher:

Brookings Institution Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xvii, 189 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

United States--Foreign relations--Afghanistan.
Afghanistan--Foreign relations--United States.
Espionage, American--Afghanistan--History--20th century.
United States.--Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.
National security--United States--History--20th century.
United States--Military policy.
Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The players. The Afghan communists ; The main enemy : the Soviets ; The Afghan Mujahedin ; The Pakistanis : Zia's war ; The Saudis : financiers and volunteers -- The U.S. war. Jimmy Carter's war ; Reagan and Casey ; Endgames without end ; Lessons of the secret war.

ISBN:

0815725957 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780815725954 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0815725841 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780815725848 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)867840319

LCCN:

2014011190

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)