{"product_id":"storm-333-kgb-and-spetsnaz-seize-kabul-soviet-afghan-war-1979-paperback","title":"Storm-333: KGB and Spetsnaz Seize Kabul, Soviet-Afghan War 1979 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Galeotti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Stacey\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eJohnny Shumate\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStorm-333 was the opening move in the Soviet-Afghan War, a special-forces mission to seize Kabul and assassinate Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin. At once a textbook success for the Spetsnaz and KGB and the start of a terrible strategic blunder for the USSR, this is the most authoritative history of the operation available in English.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStorm-333, the operation to seize Kabul and assassinate Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin, was at once a textbook success and the start of a terrible blunder. It heralded the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an operation intended to be a short, largely symbolic show of force, yet which quickly devolved into a gritty ten-year counter-insurgency which Moscow was never able to win. Nonetheless, Storm-333 was a striking success, and despite initial concerns from some quarters that it would be impossible, it saw a relative handful of Soviet special forces drawn from the KGB and the military seize the heavily defended presidential palace, neutralize the city's communications and defenses, and open Kabul to occupation. The lessons learned then are still valid today, and have been incorporated into modern Russian military art, visible most recently in the seizure of Crimea in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a recognized expert on the Soviet security forces, drawing extensively on Russian sources, and fully illustrated with commissioned artwork, this is the most detailed and compelling study of this fascinating operation available in English.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Mark Galeotti \u003c\/b\u003eis a scholar of Russian security with a career spanning academia, government and business, a prolific author and frequent media commentator. He is the author of several books on Russia for Osprey Publishing, including \u003ci\u003ePutin's Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForged in War\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Stacey\u003c\/b\u003e has been a freelance illustrator since 1987, specialising in all periods of military history. He now lives and works in Cornwall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohnny Shumate \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a freelance illustrator since 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.5 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334538989805,"sku":"9781472841872","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/iU9PuKs5Qg9781472841872.webp?v=1785015973","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/storm-333-kgb-and-spetsnaz-seize-kabul-soviet-afghan-war-1979-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}