How Long to Read The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition]

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition]?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 46 minutes to read The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition] by Lester K. Grau

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[Illustrated with 52 maps and diagrams] Sixteen years after its commencement and six years after its cessation, the Soviet-Afghan War remains an enigma for Westerners. Set against the backdrop of earlier successful Soviet military interventions in East Germany (1953), Hungary (1956), and Czechoslovakia (1968), and occasional Soviet military pressure on Poland, the stark military power of the Soviet state seemed to be an irresistible tool of indefatigable Soviet political power...More than a few strategic pundits and military planners envisioned a bold Soviet strategic thrust from southern Afghanistan to the shores of the Persian Gulf, to challenge Western strategic interests and disrupt Western access to critical Middle Eastern oil. Despite these fears and dire warnings, the Soviet Afghan military effort soon languished as the British experience began to repeat itself. Although appearing to have entered Afghanistan in seemingly surgical fashion and with overwhelming force, the Soviet military commitment was, in reality, quite limited, and the immense and stark territory of Afghanistan swallowed the invaders up. Across the largely barren landscape, guerrilla fighters multiplied, and, within months, the hitherto curious word mujahideen took on new meaning... To this day the Western view of the Afghan War has been clouded in mystery and shadows. Soviet writers have presented Westerners with a mixture of political diatribe, military fable, allegory, and analogy, set against the backdrop of few facts. Westerners have recounted the war based on this Soviet material, sketchy mujahideen accounts, the reports of the occasional Western war correspondents in Afghanistan, and pure supposition. This volume, the first factual material to shed real light on the conflict, represents a unique first step in setting the Afghan record straight.

How long is The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition]?

The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition] by Lester K. Grau is 164 pages long, and a total of 41,656 words.

This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 51% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition] Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition] aloud.

What Reading Level is The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition]?

The Bear Went Over The Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics In Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition] is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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