Hidden War A True Story of War in Afghanistan |
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| Author:
| Borovik, Artyom |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4379-7501-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1988 Artyom Borovik marched with the Russian forces into Afghanistan, earning a medal for his `valor in battle¿. He returned home to write this extraordinary account of the terror, helplessness and despair of waging war in a foreign land against an unseen enemy for unclear purposes. The ¿New York Times¿ compared Borovik¿s book to Michael Herr¿s ¿Dispatches¿ about the Vietnam War, although Borovik shows that what the Russian soldiers had to go through during the Soviet invasion of...
More DescriptionIn 1988 Artyom Borovik marched with the Russian forces into Afghanistan, earning a medal for his `valor in battle¿. He returned home to write this extraordinary account of the terror, helplessness and despair of waging war in a foreign land against an unseen enemy for unclear purposes. The ¿New York Times¿ compared Borovik¿s book to Michael Herr¿s ¿Dispatches¿ about the Vietnam War, although Borovik shows that what the Russian soldiers had to go through during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was even worse than Vietnam. Douglas Cruikshank of ¿Salon¿ has praised Borovik¿s book as ¿a classic work of war correspondence¿ which remains affecting to read decades afterward. Map and photographs.