📱 eBook en inglés GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES

History often repeats itself, but rarely with such brutal clarity as in the mountains of Afghanistan. "Graveyard of Empires" offers a forensic dissection of the Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989), a conflict that began with a swift palace coup and ended with the disintegration of a superpower. This is not just a retelling of battles; it is a deep strategic analysis of how a technologically superior military machine was ground down by a decentralized, low-tech insurgency.
We dive into the operational maps of the Red Army to understand the fatal flaw in their doctrine: the reliance on heavy mechanized columns in terrain that favored the ambush. The book explores the psychological toll on the conscript soldiers who found themselves fighting ghosts in a land they did not understand, and the ruthless efficiency of the Mujahideen, armed with faith and Stinger missiles.
Beyond the battlefield, we examine the geopolitical chess game played in Washington and Islamabad, where covert funding and intelligence streams turned a local conflict into the final bleeding wound of the Cold War. We analyze the economic cost that drained the Kremlins coffers and the moral collapse that spread from the Hindu Kush back to the streets of Moscow.
For military historians and students of geopolitics, this book provides essential lessons on the limits of hard power. It challenges the notion that sheer firepower guarantees victory and highlights the devastating effectiveness of asymmetric warfare. From the initial invasion to the chaotic withdrawal across the Friendship Bridge, "Graveyard of Empires" documents the hubris of an invader who forgot that in Afghanistan, the land itself fights back.