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1	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 more books like this by Steve Coll add to wishlist In this prehistory of the 2001 war in Afghanistan, Steve Coll, a Washington Post editor, pieces together the alliances, intrigue, and failures of intelligence that allowed Al Qaeda to get a foothold in that country. He chronicles the disturbing role of America's supposed ally, Saudi Arabia, in building up Osama bin Laden. And he examines the ... see all copies from $4.08! new only from $7.65! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History more books like this by George Crile add to wishlist "Charlie Wilson's War" tells the story of what became the largest covert operation in history--costing over $1 billion a year. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealer conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan more books like this by Lester W Grau, Lieutenant (Editor) add to wishlist The Bear Went Over the Mountain is a collection of vignettes written by Soviet junior officers describing their experiences fighting the Mujahideen guerrillas. The material was originally collected and published by the Frunze Combined Arms Staff College to serve as a text on combat against a guerrilla force in mountain-desert terrain. It was ... see all copies from $27.00! new only from $35.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	I Is for Infidel: From Holy War to Holy Terror: 18 Years Inside Afghanistan more books like this by Kathy Gannon add to wishlist Kathy Gannon's long tenure as an AP correspondent in Afghanistan, from the mid-1980s through 2005, informs her in-depth report on the myriad forces at play following the Russian withdrawal. In this short book, Gannon chronicles both the rule of the mujahideen and the subsequent rule of the Taliban, as she examines the key personalities involved in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Afghan Guerilla Warfare: In the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters more books like this by Ali Ahmad Jalali, Lester W Grau, Lieutenant, John E Rhodes, Lieutenant (Introduction by) add to wishlist When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, few experts believed the fledgling Mujahideen resistance movement had a chance of withstanding the modern, mechanized onslaught of the Soviet Army. But somehow, the Mujahideen prevailed against a larger and decisively better equipped foe. No one predicted the Soviet Union would withdraw in defeat ... see all copies from $13.78! new only from $15.97! \| SVS
6	The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost more books like this by Lester W Grau, Lieutenant (Translator), Michael A Gress (Translator), Theodore C Mataxis (Foreword by) add to wishlist The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War", a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, elusive and ultimately unbeatable Afghan guerilla force (the mujahideen). The hit-and-run bloodletting across the war's decade tallied more than 25,000 dead Soviet soldiers plus a great many more ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $13.72! \| SVS
7	Jihad!: The Secret War in Afghanistan more books like this by Tom Carew add to wishlist A former covert operative who spent a year working with the Mujahideen against the Russians back in 1980 reveals what he learned about the fundamentalist movement, the difficult terrain of Afghanistan, and the role of black ops in modern warfare. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Afghanistan- The Bear Trap: The Defeat of a Superpower more books like this by Mohammad Yousaf, Mark Adkin add to wishlist see all copies from $17.69! new only from $17.69!
9	Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan more books like this by Professor Olivier Roy add to wishlist In this book, Olivier Roy examines the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance. He argues that the forces opposing Marxist rule of the country, though advocating a return to the basic tenets of Islam, are far from reactionary or backward-looking. Indeed he sees an Islamic revolution, advocating a modernisation of Afghan society, ... see all copies from $23.60! new only from $40.20! \| SVS
10	The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System more books like this by Professor Barnett R Rubin add to wishlist The author tells the story of foreign interference in Afghanistan through an instructive series of essays. He argues for continued international support for Afghanistan to ameliorate the predatory and self-serving interference which has destabilized the country. see all copies from $7.69! new only from $16.62! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Before Taliban: Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad more books like this by David B Edwards add to wishlist David B. Edwards traces the lives of three Afghan leaders - Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi and Qazi Amin Waqad - to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in the 1960s crumbled and became the present tragedy of discord, destruction and despair. This book builds on the foundation that Edwards laid in his ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.71! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Charlie Wilson's War more books like this by George Crile add to wishlist A bestseller in hardcover, "Charlie Wilsons War" tells what became of the largest covert operation in history. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol to arms-dealer conventions to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $13.26! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Love and War in Afghanistan more books like this by Alexander Klaits, Gulchin Gulmamadova-Klaits add to wishlist The voices of 15 Afghani men and women tell their true stories of living in northern Afghanistan amidst foreign invasions, warlord faction fighting, and a fundamental regime. see all copies from $7.32! new only from $10.75! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Organizations at War in Afghanistan and Beyond more books like this by Abdulkader H Sinno add to wishlist see all copies from $30.96! new only from $30.96! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan more books like this by Artyom Borovik, Artem Borovik add to wishlist A leading Russian journalist reveals the inside story of his country's prolonged and ill-fated invasion of Afghanistan. THE HIDDEN WAR is based on the author's assignments in the war zone and on interviews with Russian troops, many of whom suffered unspeakable horrors. see all copies from $2.71! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
16	The Tragedy of Afghanistan: A First-Hand Account more books like this by Fred Halliday, Khalid Hasan (Translator), Raja Anwar add to wishlist see all copies from $2.22! first editions
17 view cover	Afghanistan, Where God Only Comes to Weep more books like this by Siba Shakib add to wishlist The moving story of an indomitable Afghan woman, Shirin-Gol, who rebelled against life within a forced marriage, spent behind the walls of her house, and who wanted an education for her children so that they might have the chance to live free from the fear and poverty she had known since girlhood. see all copies from $9.98! new only from $9.98!
18	Feast of Bones more books like this by Daniel P Bolger, Colonel add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.89! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Afghan Tales: Stories from Russia's Vietnam more books like this by Oleg Yermakov, Marc Romano (Translator), O Ermakov add to wishlist In this searing collection of short stories, Yermakov has done for the Soviet experience in Afghanistan what Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried has done for the American experience in Vietnam: distilled the lingering shock of the war into compelling, haunting prose. see all copies from $2.85! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Wind Blows Away Our Words and Other Documents Relating to the Afghan Resistance more books like this by Doris May Lessing add to wishlist The Wind Blows Away Our Words is Doris Lessing's impassioned attempt to tell the story of the Afghan refugees to the world--how they suffered and how they suffer now. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Kara Kush more books like this by Idries Shah add to wishlist By the esteemed Afgani writer Idries Shah, this novel is about a man born in Afghanistan but educated in America, who returns to his native land as part of the resistance movement during the Soviet occupation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.50! \| first editions \| SVS
22	War in a Distant Country, Afghanistan: Invasion and Resistance more books like this by David C. Isby add to wishlist see all copies from $2.20! first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	War, Politics and Society in Afghanistan: 1978-1992 more books like this by Antonio Giustozzi add to wishlist This text analyzes the institutions, successes and failures of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, the pro-Soviet regime that sought to dominate the country during the years of the Soviet military presence. Antonio Giustozzi explores the military, political and social strategies of the predominantly urban and Marxist regime as it ... see all copies from $35.38! new only from $35.38! \| SVS
24 view cover	Camel Bells more books like this by Janne Carlsson, Angela Barnett-Lindberg (Translator) add to wishlist After his father's death, 12-year-old Hajdar finds himself head of his family and must make many adult decisions. He ventures to Kabul to earn extra money, meeting both adventure and peril. Thousands of Soviet troops invade Kabul to overthrow the Afghan government. Soon pockets of rebels called mujahedeen spring up all over the country. Set ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Among the Afghans more books like this by Arthur Bonner add to wishlist Arthur Bonner, a "New York Times" reporter with long experience as a foreign correspondent in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, spent most of 1985 and 1986 in Afghanistan and Pakistan researching the aftermath of the 1979 Soviet invasion of this mountainous, fiercely Islamic country. Bonner made another trip to Pakistan in mid-1987 to test his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.75! \| first editions \| SVS

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