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Gall, Sandy, 1927-
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Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, 1953-2001.
Revolutionaries -- Afghanistan -- Biography.
Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
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Gall, Sandy, 1927-
Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, 1953-2001.
Revolutionaries -- Afghanistan -- Biography.
Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
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Afghan
Napoleon
: the
life
of
Ahmed
Shah
Massoud
/ Sandy Gall.
by
Gall, Sandy, 1927-
Haus Publishing Ltd, 2021.
Call #:
958.1045092 M421g
Subjects
Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, 1953-2001.
Revolutionaries -- Afghanistan -- Biography.
Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
ISBN:
9781913368227
Alternate title:
Life
of
Ahmed
Shah
Massoud
Description:
xx, 345 p. : ill. (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-318) and index.
Summary:
"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 Soviet occupation, leading resistance members to a series of defensive victories. Sandy Gall followed
Massoud
during Soviet incursions and reported on the war in Afghanistan, and he draws on this first-hand experience in his biography of this charismatic guerrilla commander. '
Afghan
Napoleon
' includes excerpts from the surviving volumes of
Massoud
's prolific diaries--many translated into English for the first time -- which detail crucial moments in his personal
life
and during his time in the resistance. Born into a liberalizing Afghanistan in the 1960s,
Massoud
ardently opposed communism, and he rose to prominence by coordinating the defense of the Panjsher Valley against Soviet offensives. Despite being under-equipped and outnumbered, he orchestrated a series of victories over the Soviets.
Massoud
's assassination in 2001, just two days before the attack on the Twin Towers, is believed to have been ordered by Osama bin Laden. This authoritative biography consolidates
Massoud
's reputation as a national hero."
Other authors:
Stewart, Rory.
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