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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Gall, Sandy, 1927-     Subjects     Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, 1953-2001.     Revolutionaries -- Afghanistan -- Biography.     Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Gall, Sandy, 1927-       by title:      Afghan Napoleon : th...       by call number:      958.1045092 M421g     Search the Web     Gall, Sandy, 1927-     Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, 1953-2001.     Revolutionaries -- Afghanistan -- Biography.     Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 958.1045092 M421g Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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