Afghan Napoleon : the life of Ahmed Shah Massoud / Sandy Gall ; introduction by Rory Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gall, Sandy, 1927-2025, author.

Contributor:

Stewart, Rory, writer of introduction.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, 1953-2001.

Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ.

Revolutionaries.

Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.

Afghanistan.

History.

Revolutionaries--Afghanistan--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

London : Haus Publishing Ltd, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 The British 'Find' Massoud p. 3

2 Were "We Nearly Shot?: Meeting Massoud p. 9

3 The Boy Who Loved Playing Soldiers p. 19

4 The Coup that Failed: Exile in Pakistan p. 26

5 Bombed by the Russians in the Panjsher p. 34

6 The Russians Propose a Ceasefire p. 51

7 Massoud Deals with the Russians p. 61

8 Marriage and War p. 85

9 Defeat and Failure: 'Am I Afraid of Death?' p. 90

10 The Russian Perspective p. 112

11 A Winter Offensive p. 117

12 Massoud Takes Farkhar p. 138

13 Expanding into the North p. 149

14 The Russians Prepare to Withdraw p. 162

15 Massoud Captures Kabul p. 179

16 Under Siege: Massoud in Kabul p. 189

17 Tea and Rockets with the Taliban p. 211

18 Mortal Enemies p. 225

19 Massoud Retreats from Kabul p. 228

20 A Low Ebb p. 234

21 'My Father was Incorruptible' p. 261

22 Massoud Visits Europe p. 269

23 How They Killed Massoud p. 274

24 The Eve of Assassination p. 290

25 A Final Encounter p. 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: GALL, SANDY. AFGHAN NAPOLEON.

ISBN:

9781913368234

1913368238

Publisher Number:

99988450894

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