Afghan diary of the infantry lieutenant. “Trench truth” wars: Alexey Orlov

Even in Afghanistan there was neither the front line, nor the “correct”, “trench” war, but the “trench truth” – here it is, in this combat diary of the infantry lieutenant. The truth about the service in the “warring”, “raid” battalion, about combat exits and air assaults, wiring columns, blocking and combing the villages, ambushes, lifts on mines and high -explosives, pursuing “perfumes” and multi -day campaigns in the mountains, where “even sides are not withstanding, they lie down on the abdomen and eager overcomes any difficulties. ” The truth about the massive heroism and the unsightly wrong side of the war – about the awarding of the rear officers, more often military officers, about the unforgivable mistakes of senior commanders and heavy losses, about accompanying the “cargo 200” to the homeland in unfounded worms and unbearable funerals, when “he doesn’t even take vodka”. The whole truth about the last, heroic and bloody war of the USSR …

Author
Orlov Alexey
Editor
Klimova A.
Publisher
Eksmo, 2014
Series
Afghan: The Last War of the USSR