Problem number one. The Salang Pass in the history of the Afghan War (1979-1989)
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Salang is a high -altitude pass in the Hindukush mountains, dividing Afghanistan into two parts. In the 1960-1970s, Soviet engineers and builders laid the road here and pierced the tunnel, thereby connecting the north and south of the country. In the 1980s, the pass became the arena of a fierce confrontation between Soviet troops and an armed opposition for the right to control strategic communication. “Number one problem”-so capacized the operation and defense of the high-mountain road, the last commander of the 40th Army B.V. Gromov
Author:
Author:Poshtitsyn V.N.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:Historical Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4484-3452-5
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