A long goodbye : the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan

A long goodbye : the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan / Artemy M. Kalinovsky.

Author/creator	Kalinovsky, Artemy M.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Description	304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022 Shevardnadze, Ė. A. (Ėduard Amvrosievich), 1928-2014. Disengagement (Military science)--Case studies. Soviet Union--Foreign relations --Afghanistan. Afghanistan--Foreign relations --Soviet Union. Afghanistan--History --Soviet occupation, 1979-1989. Soviet Union--Foreign relations --1975-1985. Soviet Union--Foreign relations --1985-1991.

Contents	The reluctant intervention -- The turn toward diplomacy -- Gorbachev confronts Afghanistan -- The national reconciliation campaign -- Engaging with the Americans -- The Army withdraws and the Politburo debates -- Soviet policy adrift.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010048681
ISBN	9780674058668 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0674058666 (alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	40019356664

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DK68.7.A6 K35 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold