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Afghanistan 1979-88

Soviet air power against the mujahideen
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
96 Seiten
Englisch
Bloomsbury Publishing PLCerschienen am16.02.2023
The first English-language book to examine the crucial part air power played in the Soviet-Afghan War.The Soviet Union´s invasion of Afghanistan was fought as much in the air as on the ground. From the high-level bombing raids that blasted rebel-held mountain valleys, to the Mi-24 helicopter gunships and Su-25 jets that accompanied every substantial army operation, Soviet control of the air was a crucial battlefield asset. Vital to every aspect of its operations, Mi-8 helicopters ferried supplies to remote mountain-top observation points and took the bodies of fallen soldiers on their last journey home in An12 Black Tulips´. But this was not a wholly one-sided conflict. Even before the Afghan rebels began to acquire man-portable surface-to-air missiles such as the controversial US Stinger,´ they aggressively and imaginatively adapted. They learnt new techniques of camouflage and deception, set up ambushes against low-level attacks, and even launched daring raids on airbases to destroy aircraft on the ground.Featuring information previously unknown in the West, such as the Soviets' combat-testing of Yak-38 'Forger' naval jump jets, Soviet-expert Mark Galeotti examines the rebel, Kabul government and the Soviet operation in Afghanistan, drawing deeply on Western and Russian sources, and including after-action analyses from the Soviet military. Using maps, battlescenes and detailed 'Bird's Eye Views', he paints a comprehensive picture of the air war and describes how, arguably, it was Soviet air power that made the difference between defeat for Moscow and the subsequent stalemate that they decided to disengage from.mehr
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KlappentextThe first English-language book to examine the crucial part air power played in the Soviet-Afghan War.The Soviet Union´s invasion of Afghanistan was fought as much in the air as on the ground. From the high-level bombing raids that blasted rebel-held mountain valleys, to the Mi-24 helicopter gunships and Su-25 jets that accompanied every substantial army operation, Soviet control of the air was a crucial battlefield asset. Vital to every aspect of its operations, Mi-8 helicopters ferried supplies to remote mountain-top observation points and took the bodies of fallen soldiers on their last journey home in An12 Black Tulips´. But this was not a wholly one-sided conflict. Even before the Afghan rebels began to acquire man-portable surface-to-air missiles such as the controversial US Stinger,´ they aggressively and imaginatively adapted. They learnt new techniques of camouflage and deception, set up ambushes against low-level attacks, and even launched daring raids on airbases to destroy aircraft on the ground.Featuring information previously unknown in the West, such as the Soviets' combat-testing of Yak-38 'Forger' naval jump jets, Soviet-expert Mark Galeotti examines the rebel, Kabul government and the Soviet operation in Afghanistan, drawing deeply on Western and Russian sources, and including after-action analyses from the Soviet military. Using maps, battlescenes and detailed 'Bird's Eye Views', he paints a comprehensive picture of the air war and describes how, arguably, it was Soviet air power that made the difference between defeat for Moscow and the subsequent stalemate that they decided to disengage from.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-4728-5071-3
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum16.02.2023
Seiten96 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 186 mm, Höhe 249 mm, Dicke 7 mm
Gewicht312 g
Artikel-Nr.58909067
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GenreGeschichte/Politik

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
INTRODUCTIONFlying in an Afghan summer CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIESThe Soviet Air Force in AfghanistanClose air supportBombingAirliftSupporting the warThe DRA Air ForceDEFENDER'S CAPABILITIESCountering Soviet air powerDeception, evasion and camouflageAnti-aircraft artilleryMANPADSMines and ambushesRaids CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVESA decade in Afghanistan1. Invasion, 1979-802. Reluctant escalation, 1980-843. Chernenko´s war, 1984-864. The bleeding wound´, 1986-885. Withdrawal, 1988-89THE CAMPAIGNJets and helicopters fight a guerrilla war1. Invasion, 1979-802. Reluctant escalation, 1980-84Operation Rhombus and the Yak-383. Chernenko´s war, 1984-86Operation Trap: The end of Chernenko´s war´4. The bleeding wound´, 1986-88The StingerOperation Highway, 1987-885.Withdrawal, 1988-89Operation Air-Bridge, January-February 1989 AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS FURTHER READINGGLOSSARY INDEXmehr

Autor

Professor Mark Galeotti runs the Mayak Intelligence consultancy and is also an Honorary Professor at UCL, a Senior Associate Fellow with RUSI and a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague. Formerly Head of History at Keele University in the UK and Professor of Global Affairs at New York University, he is a former Foreign Office adviser on Russian security affairs, and for 15 years (1991-2006) wrote a monthly column on this for Jane's Intelligence Review. Mark's most recent books for Osprey are NVG 282 Combat Vehicles of Russia's Special Forces and ELI 228 Armies of Russia's War in Ukraine.