“Master class” of the Afghan war. “In battle all the same blood”: Starodymov, Kobyletsky, Skira

Whatever the “perestroika’s foremen” and the current “liberals” lies there, the Afghan war was neither “shame” or the “defeat” of the Soviet Army, especially in comparison with the failure of the current Afghan campaign of the United States, which in much more favorable conditions (unlike the Yankees, Russia does not teach the Taliban and does not supply them with the latest PZRKs) signed in complete helper Sawnly get out of Afghanistan. Now even the Americans themselves reluctantly, through their teeth, but admit that 30 years ago our troops acted “behind the river” extremely professionally and efficiently, and the combat experience gained there is completely indispensable in any local war.
The proof of what this book is a real “master class” of our military professionals who have passed all the circles of the Afghan hell, whether it is a hunt for caravans or wiring of columns, desperate raids of special forces or the exploits of landing and heating brigades …

Author
Starodimov Nikolay, Kobyletsky O., Skira O. + more 2 more
Editor
Petrovsky I.
Publisher
Eksmo, 2012
Series
Cleaning Afghan and Chechnya. Combat use