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Afghanistan: The Bear Trap: The Defeat of a Superpower
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ISBN 9780971170926
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UPDATED: 02/25/26
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Afghanistan: The Bear Trap: The Defeat of a Superpower

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  • Afghanistan: The Bear Trap: The Defeat of a Superpower available on November 18 2014 from Amazon for $41.91
  • ISBN bar code 9780971170926 ξ3 registered February 13 2015
  • ISBN bar code 9780971170926 ξ4 registered November 18 2014
  • ISBN bar code 9780971170926 ξ1 registered April 20 2012
  • ISBN bar code 9780971170926 ξ2 registered April 20 2012
  • Product category is Book
  • Manufacturered by Casemate 


     

     

     

     
 

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    ^  (1992). Afghanistan, the bear trap: defeat of a superpower, Casemate.  (revised Aug 2013)
    ^  (2012). 9780971170926, Casemate.  (revised Aug 2013)
    ^ Afghanistan: The Bear Trap : The Defeat of a Superpower by Mark Adkin and Mohammad Yousaf (2001, Hardcover)  (revised Mar 2015)
    ^ Afghanistan: The Bear Trap: The Defeat of a Superpower, Casemate. Amazon.  (revised Nov 2014)

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This is a very interesting book. It provides a good amount of detail about the US - Pakistan process for arming the Afghanistan fighters. It is also an eye opener about the world of international arms sales - what surprised me the most was that many Arab nations were willing to send complete junk for weapons to fellow Muslims. I also enjoyed the story of the first shoot down of a Soviet helicopter and the videotape that made its way to Reagan.I would argue with the statements about the abandonment of the US..
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Afghan/Soviet War books can be broken up into a finite set of subjects. Personal/First Person Journalist account, War tactics or High level political/war analysis.This book is squarely in the last category. A view of the war as described by the Pakistani ISI Brigadier General who ran it.Regardless of the fact that the book is one sided, I found the book invaluable as a reference on how the Pakistani's ran the war. From Supply chain, US politics, right to on-the-ground tactics; the General goes over everythi..
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The most interesting aspect of this work is the real nuts and bolts of the war in Afghanistan, and the Pakistani contribution to the war effort. The logistical nightmare of providing arms to the Mujahideen are only one facet of this massive supply operation, and I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about this aspect of the war from a real insider.
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