The Soviet - Afghan War, 1979-1989: Failures in Irregular Warfare

Abstract

The Soviets lost in Afghanistan because they failed to adapt to the requirements of irregular warfare.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA491229

Entities

People

  • Jose L. Rodriguez

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Force Structure
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military Organizations
  • Nato
  • Soviet-Afghan War
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Training
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • War
  • Warfare