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Afghan Napoleon: the life of ahmad shah massoud / (Record no. 194280)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01967nam a2200169Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781913368227 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | ENG |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 958.1052092 |
| Item number | GAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author name | Gall, Sandy |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Afghan Napoleon: the life of ahmad shah massoud / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Sandy Gall |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Haus Publishing, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xix,345 pages |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The first biography in a decade of Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate. Many groups were caught up in fighting each other and competing for Western arms. The exception were those commanded by Ahmad Shah Massoud, the military strategist and political operator who solidified the resistance and undermined the Russian occupation, leading resistance members to a series of defensive victories. Sandy Gall followed Massoud during Soviet incursions and reported on the war in Afghanistan, and he draws on this first-hand experience in his biography of this charismatic guerrilla commander. Afghan Napoleon includes excerpts from the surviving volumes of Massoud's prolific diaries--many translated into English for the first time--which detail crucial moments in his personal life and during his time in the resistance. Born into a liberalizing Afghanistan in the 1960s, Massoud ardently opposed communism, and he rose to prominence by coordinating the defense of the Panjsher Valley against Soviet offensives. Despite being under-equipped and outnumbered, he orchestrated a series of victories over the Russians. Massoud's assassination in 2001, just two days before the attack on the Twin Towers, is believed to have been ordered by Osama bin Laden. Despite the ultimate frustration of Massoud's attempts to build political consensus, he is recognized today as a national hero.Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Afghanistan,Revolutionaries Afghanistan Biography |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Koha item type | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Bill Number | Accession Number | Full call number | Withdrawn status | Lost status | Not for loan | Collection |
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| Reference | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 23/04/2023 | SIVB-65-23-00230 | 153869 | 958.1052092 GAL | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS |