Its arsenal included several pistols that were officially issued even to enlisted personnel. A soviet spetsnaz vet of the war in afghanistan filipino. His real work is less prosaic, and makes him a good living from a grateful client base. I would say that he knew quite a bit about the big picture of things. Sport, sporting goods and toys industry rifles productservice evaluations snipers military aspects.
This action thriller is well described in each incident and the author eric has used a powerful and effective language in conveying the image to. The soviet invasion had enormous implications on the. Spetsnaz and motorized infantry, as well as our units videos and photos. Spetsnaz assassin black ops heroes of afghanistan, book 5 by. The story behind the soviet sas, written by former gru agent viktor suvorov. Russias war in afghanistan menatarms isby, david, volstad, ronald on. Heroes of afghanistan spetsnaz assassin is the latest title by the bestselling author of many special ops novels. The moslem battalion operation storm333 later deployments. Special forces of the main directorate of the general.
Shtorm333 was a special operation that took place on 27 december 1979, in which soviet forces stormed the tajbeg palace in afghanistan and assassinated afghan president hafizullah amin. Heroes of afghanistan is by the bestselling author of many spec ops war stories. Soviet spetsnaz, afghanistan military artwork, military. From the last chapter of spetsnaz american partisan. Rafe stoner is a gun for hire, a former navy seal whose skills are in constant demand in his adopted home of afghanistan. One telling aspect is how involved russias spetsnaz special forces were in the deployment. Their most famous operation, operation storm333, was executed on 27 december 1979 which saw soviet special forces storming the tajbeg palace in afghanistan and killing afghan president hafizullah amin and his 200 personal guards. One was, bible stories for the atheist and there was another on a female palestinian hero who fought against alleged israeli aggression. Book afghan war russian afghanistan kgb spetsnaz photo. The soviet ground invasion force crossed into the country, fought with a few pockets of afghan military resistance. Rare russian spetsnaz gru afghanistan 19791989 ussr. Snipers paradise interviews a soviet spetsnaz vet of the war in afghanistan by david m. In afghanistan, on the other hand, the worst thing that could happen was your pistol would be confiscated by an officer. Sometimes the hardest part of going to war is coming home by.
The end of the vietnam war occur in bringing an end to a very deadly and long war. The inside story of the soviet special forces 1987. The first was simply the lead photo of a navy seal with his ruck on, holding an m16a2 rifle. Russian spetsnaz in afghanistan graphic kill 2 jihad mujes, ak47 ak74 in action. Spetsnaz are forces of special designation or special troops and can include a. Special forces gear military special forces military gear military history soviet army sun tzu afghanistan war modern history red army. Soviet spetsnaz forces took part in the sovietafghan war of 19791989 in afghanistan, usually fighting fast. There was a lot on the vietnam war and some on the most recent wars in iraq and afghanistan. Russia reported that a key element in the syrian conquest of palmyra in late march 2016 was the presence of spetsnaz commandos with the syrian troops.
His legitimate business is selling surplus machinery, or so his tax return states. Spetsnaz was well equipped for any mission it had to perform. Several tellall books about the spetz were published by former spetz and intelligence officers, such as spetsnaz. These include the popular seal team bravo titles, the raider series, as well as the echo six and devils guard series. The war in afghanistan is unwinnable for the us, because it is an imperialist war, it does not benefit the people nor does it have the support of the people, in order to prevent the public opinion turn against the war completely, casualty figure has to be kept low, and the primary way to keep casualty low is to rely on high power, long range. Viktor suvorov is the pseudonym of the thenhighest ranking soviet intelligence officer to defect to the west. Spetsnaz assassin black ops heroes of afghanistan, book 5 by eric meyer book cover, description, publication history. This particular piece stood out for a couple of reasons. In the advent of a 3rd world war, they will prepare the way for an attack on western europe and, perhaps, the whole of the free world. Book about special forces of the soviet army in afghanistan. Throughout the 1960s70s they were instrumental both in projecting soviet power in the third world and in suppressing resistance within the warsaw pact. Spetsnaz assassin by eric meyer is a wonderful military tale that i enjoyed recently. The soviet invasion of its neighbour afghanistan in december 1979 sparked a bloody nineyear conflict in that country until soviet forces withdrew in 198889, dooming the communist afghanistan government to defeat at the hands of the mujahideen, the afghan popular resistance backed by the usa and other powers. Black ops heroes of afghanistan 2015 vengeance 2015 retribution 2015 payback 2016 spetsnaz assassin 2016 godfather 2016.
These include the popular seal team bravo stories, the raider series, echo six, and a number of devils guard titles. William dalrymples top 10 books on afghanistan travel. The use of spetsnaz by the then soviet union included such notable actions as operation storm 333, where alpha and a gru unit led an assault against the tajbeg. Special operations forces command sso a major source of information on spetsnaz up to the 1980s is the little book spetsnaz. As the russian drawdown from syria continues, more information continues to emerge about the forces moscow had committed to shoring up the assad regime. Books inside the soviet army osprey elite series no. The author now focuses solely on the elite soviet airborne the blue berets and the spetsnaz forces. A number of books about the soviet military intelligence special forces, such as 1987s spetsnaz. As expected the spetsnaz served as ground controllers to call in air strikes by russian bombers and helicopter gunships. Russian spetsnaz in afghanistan graphic kill 2 jihad mujes. Military police prepare for a mission in afghanistan. Their most famous operation, operation storm333 27 december 1979, saw soviet special forces storming the tajbeg palace in afghanistan and killing afghan. The answer is normally found in these oldschool things known as books. Zvezda 5 russian special forces fire support team zv3570.
The removal of inconvenient rivals is a way of life in the violent and wartorn nation. At the center of this book are gripping accounts of soviet heroism in afghanistan. They were involved in two of their three core missions reconnaissance and special security missions. Spetsnaz the secret soviet combat troops uring the last few years, western intelligence agents have collected information about a large, hardcore russian underground army.
A major source of information on spetsnaz up to the 1980s is the little book spetsnaz. This book offers a unique, absorbing guide to the secrets of the spetsnaz, their most noteworthy. Spetsnaz also used their reconnaissance skills to find isil positions and call in syrian troops or an airstrike. Spetsnaz assassin is the latest title by the bestselling author of many special ops novels. Book was published in 2007th in ukraine and was used, condition is very good no lost or torn pages. This is the order of eric meyer books in both chronological order and publication order. Fortier 2003 i came across an interesting article the other day in backpacker magazine. The spetsnaz gru was formed in 1949, the first spetsnaz force in the soviet union, as the military force of the main intelligence directorate gru, the foreign military intelligence agency of the soviet armed forces. Black ops heroes of afghanistan audiobooks listen to the. Spetsnaz is an umbrella term for special forces in russian language and is used in numerous. They then would hike to the convoy and set up ambushes, mine the entire road hours before the convoy came and finally ambush it, shooting and exploding anything that.
In the ensuing battle, afghan armed forces suffered major losses. On the 30th anniversary of russias invasion of afghanistan, russian. Publication order of black ops heroes of afghanistan books. List verified daily and newest books added immediately. I choose this because minerva was the goddess of war and i thought this picture accurately depicted the hardships of war. Gebhardt translator, also available at, as well as others on former soviet as well as current russian military doctrine are more than important for those in us armed services as. Consequently, in afghanistan the soviet army found its tactics. Online bookshop for books and serial publications from postsoviet countries, romania, and mongolia. Battle at the village duri in russian with hard cover. Spetsgruppa v vympel kgb in afghanistan in the 1980s. Soviet spetsnaz forces took part in the sovietafghan war of 19791989 in afghanistan, usually fighting fast insertionextraction type warfare with helicopters. As many as two thousand spetsnaz were deployed in afghanistan during 1984, and the mi24s armorcoated belly repulsed nearly all the antiaircraft guns available to the mujahedin. Soviet naval spetsnaz in world war ii naval institute special warfare series hardcover october 1, 1996 by iurii strekhnin author, james f. Frunze military academy compiled this book for their command and general.
The force was designed in the context of the cold war to carry out reconnaissance and sabotage against enemy targets in the form of special reconnaissance. When the shadowy, notorious spetsnaz were first formed, they drew on a long soviet tradition of elite, behindthelines commando forces from world war ii and even earlier. Soviet spetsnaz paratroopers, afghanistan, mars 72001. This was a hard book to put down and i finished this in a couple of sittings. Svd dragunov sniper rifle, productservice evaluation by shotgun news. A brief history of the red armys paratroopers the worlds first is given, as is a fairly detailed section of the 1968 prague operation. Soviet spetsnaz special forces in afghanistan, circa. There was a lot of antisemitic propaganda books, a little on socalled islamaphobia. Gebhardt translator, also available at, as well as others on former soviet as well as current russian military doctrine are more than important for those in us armed services as well as us. This is an incredible story of tough, violent men in a tough, violent land.
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