{"product_id":"battle-for-afghanistan-mark-adkin-9781844156160","title":"Battle for Afghanistan: The Soviets Versus the Mujahideen During the 1980s","description":"This is the story of the defeat of Soviet Russia's forces in Afghanistan by a guerrilla force known as the Mujahideen, heavily backed by Pakistan and the USA. The Mujahideen paved the way for the Taliban regime, to exist having all but defeated the Russian Army in the late 80's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author, Brigadier Mohammad Yousaf, was head of the Afghan Bureau of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence and as such was effectively the Mujahideen's commander-in-chief. He controlled the flow of thousands of tons of arms across Pakistan and into its occupied neighbor, arms that were bought with CIA and Saudi Arabian funds from the USA. One of the Mujahideen's close allies was none other than Osama Bin Laden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis compelling book was put together with great skill the by military historian, Mark Adkin in conjunction with Brigadier Mohammad Yousaf and is essential reading for anyone interested in the truth behind the Afghanistan War which led to the conditions that exist there today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hardback edition of this book was published by Casemate in 2001 under the title Afghanistan: The Bear Trap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Adkin, Mohammad Yousaf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844156168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844156160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.27w x 0.75d","brand":"Mark Adkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254994694399,"sku":"9781844156160","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_396ccb57-e575-4e8b-9ad5-28a4c3b26f69.jpg?v=1694615508","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/battle-for-afghanistan-mark-adkin-9781844156160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}