Afghan Napoleon: The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud

by Sandy Gall

Book Overview

The first biography in a decade of Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud.

When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate. Many groups were caught up in fighting each other and competing for Western arms. The exception were those commanded by Ahmad Shah Massoud, the military strategist and political operator who solidified the resistance and undermined the Russian occupation, leading resistance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1913368645
• ISBN13: 9781913368647
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Haus Pub.
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"