{"product_id":"2026200015854-secondhand-afghanistan-and-the-soviet-union","title":"Afghanistan And The Soviet Union","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of empire and ideology, few geopolitical confrontations of the twentieth century proved as consequential as the Soviet Union's fateful entanglement with Afghanistan — a conflict that Henry S. Bradsher chronicles with meticulous precision and authoritative insight. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Cold War, this seminal work presents a comprehensive account of the Soviet invasion of 1979, dissecting the political machinations, military miscalculations, and ideological imperatives that drove a superpower into one of history's most punishing quagmires. Bradsher draws on an exceptional breadth of sources to detail the internal power struggles within the Afghan communist movement, the tribal and ethnic fault lines that defined resistance, and the broader strategic calculations of Washington, Moscow, and Kabul.\n\nBeyond the battlefield, this work stands as a landmark study in Cold War scholarship, illuminating the profound intersection of Soviet foreign policy ambition and the fierce, unyielding spirit of Afghan resistance. Bradsher's prose is disciplined and analytical, reflecting the rigour expected of the Duke Press Policy Studies imprint, yet it never loses sight of the human and cultural stakes embedded in the conflict. Published in 1983, at the very height of the Soviet occupation, this account carries the urgent weight of contemporary witness — leaving the reader to wonder how the echoes of this distant war would continue to reverberate through the decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203267174619,"sku":"2026200015854-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2570253f-a146-46dc-8d1a-a3a635a0dd17.png?v=1788147009","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015854-secondhand-afghanistan-and-the-soviet-union","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}