British And American Responses To The Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan
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Author | : Gabriella Grasselli |
Publisher | : Dartmouth Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This study uses the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan as a focal point for examining British and American foreign policies at the start of the New Cold War, and the special Anglo-American relationship. The book seeks to identify the components and manifestations of that relationship.
Author | : Gabriella Grasselli |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 710 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Afghanistan |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Richard Smith |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 853 |
Release | : 2012-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1136325484 |
This volume examines British policy towards the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979. The documents in this volume, many released into the public realm for the first time, describe the development of British policy towards the Soviet Union during the eventful years 1979-1982. The new Conservative government, under Margaret Thatcher, was determined to strengthen British defences against the perceived Soviet threat and advocated a strong response to the Soviet intervention. East-West relations further deteriorated following the imposition of martial law in Poland in December 1981. The dilemma facing the British government was how to express strong disapproval of Soviet actions while still attempting to maintain a constructive bilateral relationship, and at the same time keep British policy in line with the Western Alliance. The death of President Brezhnev in November 1982, after 18 years in office, brought uncertainty but also new opportunities for relations with the Soviets. This book will be of much interest to students of British politics and foreign policy, Russian history, US foreign policy, Central Asian politics, and IR in general.
Author | : Keith Tillman Duncan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Afghanistan |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Douglas J. MacEachin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Afghanistan |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mohammed Kakar |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 395 |
Release | : 2023-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520919149 |
Few people are more respected or better positioned to speak on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan than M. Hassan Kakar. A professor at Kabul University and scholar of Afghanistan affairs at the time of the 1978 coup d'état, Kakar vividly describes the events surrounding the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the encounter between the military superpower and the poorly armed Afghans. The events that followed are carefully detailed, with eyewitness accounts and authoritative documentation that provide an unparalleled view of this historical moment. Because of his prominence Kakar was at first treated with deference by the Marxist government and was not imprisoned, although he openly criticized the regime. When he was put behind bars the outcry from scholars all over the world possibly saved his life. In prison for five years, he continued collecting information, much of it from prominent Afghans of varying political persuasions who were themselves prisoners. Kakar brings firsthand knowledge and a historian's sensibility to his account of the invasion and its aftermath. This is both a personal document and a historical one—Kakar lived through the events he describes, and his concern for human rights rather than party politics infuses his writing. As Afghans and the rest of the world try to make sense of Afghanistan's recent past, Kakar's voice will be one of those most listened to.
Author | : Mathias Haeussler |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2019-03-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108482635 |
The young Helmut Schmidt and British-German relations, 1945-74 -- Harold Wilson, 1974-76 -- James Callaghan, 1976-79 -- Margaret Thatcher, 1979-82.
Author | : Russia (Federation). Generalʹnyĭ shtab |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Offers a candid view of a war that played a significant role in the ultimate demise of the Soviet Union. Presents analysis absolutely vital to Western policymakers, as well as to political, diplomatic, and military historians and anyone interested in Russian and Soviet history. Provides insights regarding current and future Russian struggles in ethnic conflicts both at and within their borders, struggles that could potentially destroy the Russian Federation.
Author | : Rodric Braithwaite |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2011-09-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 019983265X |
"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.
Author | : Gregory Fremont-Barnes |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2024-02-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472861817 |
A fully illustrated overview of the USSR's bloody conflict in Afghanistan and its long legacy. The Soviet invasion of its neighbour Afghanistan in December 1979 sparked a nine-year conflict until Soviet forces withdrew in 1988–89, dooming the communist Afghanistan government to defeat at the hands of the mujahideen, the Afghan popular resistance backed by the USA and other powers. Gregory Fremont-Barnes reveals how the Soviet invasion had enormous implications on the global stage; it prompted the US Senate to refuse to ratify the hard-won SALT II arms-limitation treaty, and the USA and 64 other countries boycotted the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. For Afghanistan, the invasion served to prolong the interminable civil war that pitted central government against the regions and faction against faction. Updated and revised for the new edition, with full-colour maps and new images throughout, this succinct account explains the origins, events and consequences of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, shedding new light on the more recent history – and prospects – of that troubled country.