"This is the story of the defeat of Soviet Russia's forces by a guerrilla force known as the Mujahideen during the late 80s ... Brigadier Mohammed Yousaf was head of the Afghan Bureau of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence and was effectively the Mujahideen's commander-in-chief. He controlled the flow of thousands of tons of arms across Pakistan and into its occupied neighbor, arms that were bought from the USA with CIA and Saudi Arabian funds ... [This book] describes in detail the terrain, the training needed and how the Majuhideen carried out ambushes, assassinations, raids and rocket attacks deep inside Afghanistan territory"--Page 4 of cover.

""First published in 1992 by Casemate, reprinted in 2001"" -- T.p. verso. Includes index. Some copies are Pen & Sword Military, paperback reprints, 2009. "First published in 1992 by Casemate, reprinted in 2001"--Title page verso.

Military Symbols used on Mapsviii -- 1 Beginnings 20 -- 2 Mujahideen 31 -- 3 Infidels 44 -- 4 Another Vietnam 62 -- 5 Role of the CIA 78 -- 6 Pipeline 97 -- 7 Training and Tactics 113 -- 8 Feuding and Fighting 128 -- 9 Kabul, the Key 142 -- 10 Bear Attacks 158 -- 11 Wonder Weapons - Gunships versus Stingers 174 -- 12 Bear Baiting 189 -- 13 Bear Backs Off 207 -- 14 Two Disasters 220. Beginnings -- The Mujahideen -- The Infadels -- Another Vietnam -- The role of the CIA -- The pipeline -- Training and tactics -- Feuding and fighting -- Kabul, the key -- The bear attacks -- Wonder weapons : gunships versus Stingers -- Bear baiting -- The bear backs off -- Two disasters.