Introduction | p. 7 |
Chronology | p. 13 |
Background to war: The genesis of Afghan-Russian relations | p. 18 |
Warring sides: Moscow and the mujahideen | p. 22 |
Outbreak: Insurgency and intervention | p. 31 |
The fighting: A war without fronts | p. 37 |
Portrait of a soldier: Vladislav Tamarov, 103rd (Soviet) Guards Air Assault Division | p. 63 |
The world around war: A glimpse of rural Afghanistan | p. 68 |
Portrait of a civilian: Arthur Bonner; New York Times journalist | p. 75 |
How the war ended: UN diplomacy and Soviet withdrawal | p. 80 |
Conclusion and consequences | p. 86 |
Bibliography and further reading | p. 92 |
Index | p. 94 |
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