In 1979 the Soviets had illsuited uniforms and inferior fighting tactics and found it impossible to defeat the popular Afghan guerrilla army They had underestimated their enemy and lacked the ...

Afghanistan 1979: the war that changed the ... This documentary gives a good insight in the Afghan-Russian war ; the alliance between the Russian and Afghan communist governments ; Islamic ...

Retired Col. Eric Terashima rates scenes portraying the Afghanistan War in movies. During his 30 years of service, Terashima had 12 deployments, including eight combat tours, three of which were ...