Superpowers Defeated: Vietnam and Afghanistan ComparedDuring the Cold War, military conflicts in Vietnam and Afghanistan validated the importanct of war in global power dynamics. But military intervention proved not to be politically sustainable for the USA and the USSR. This study investigates the parallels and differences in the two conflicts. |
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Maps of Afghanistan and Vietnam xxivv | 1 |
The Origins of Superpower Intervention 194055 | 46 |
The United States | 94 |
The United States in Vietnam 196573 | 155 |
The Impact of War Loss at Home | 202 |
| 242 | |
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| Title | Superpowers Defeated: Vietnam and Afghanistan Compared |
| Author | Douglas A. Borer |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0714648515, 9780714648514 |
| Length | 261 pages |
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