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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The Historical Background | 1 |
2 The Origins of Superpower Intervention 194055 | 46 |
The United States in Vietnam 195665 and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan 195679 | 94 |
The United States in Vietnam 196573 the Soviet Union in Afghanistan 198089 | 155 |
The Impact of War Loss at Home | 202 |
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