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Title Statement | Afghan Napoleon: the life of Ahmed Shah Massoud / Sandy Gall ; introduction by Rory Stewart. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Life of Ahmed Shah Massoud |
Author | Gall, Sandy, 1927- |
Additional Contributors | Stewart, Rory |
Publication | ©2021London: Haus Publishing Ltd,2021. |
Extent of Item | xx, 345 pages |
ISBN | 9781913368227 191336822X |
Other Number | 4178780 |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-318) and index. |
Summary | The first biography in a decade of Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate. Many groups were caught up in fighting each other and competing for Western arms. The exception were those commanded by Ahmad Shah Massoud, the military strategist and political operator who solidified the resistance and undermined the Russian occupation, leading resistance members to a series of defensive victories. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Revolutionaries--Biography--Afghanistan |
By Name | Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ,1953-2001 |
By Location | Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 |