Galeotti, Mark

An in-depth look at the struggle between the charismatic rebel commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, "The Lion of Panjshir," and the Soviet forces who fought to control the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan.When the Soviets rolled into Afghanistan in 1979, they believed if they took the cities, the country (...)

A detailed study of the tumultuous history of the Moscow Kremlin, a metaphor for Russia, a symbol for its government and an enduring icon of the country.A fortified complex covering 70 acres at the heart of Moscow, behind walls up to 18m high and watched over by 20 towers, the Kremlin houses (...)

Mark Galeotti, uno de los mayores expertos en la Rusia contemporánea, analiza en este oportuno libro cómo Vladímir Putin ha remodelado su país a través de toda la serie de intervenciones militares en que se ha implicado, que incluye la devastadora invasión de Ucrania. Las guerras de Putin dibuja (...)

The first English-language book to examine the crucial part air power played in the Soviet-Afghan War. The Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan was fought as much in the air as on the ground. From the high-level bombing raids that blasted rebel-held mountain valleys, to the Mi-24 helicopter (...)

A fascinating account of Russia's Five-Day War against Georgia in 2008, notable for its strategic mistakes which prompted President Putin to undertake major military reforms. After Georgia's independence from Russia in 1991, President Saakashvili invited NATO advisers to assist in military reforms. (...)

Guerra híbrida, guerra en la zona gris, guerra sin restricciones? hoy en día, el conflicto tradicional ?combatido con armas convencionales? se ha vuelto demasiado caro de librar, demasiado impopular en casa y demasiado difícil de gestionar, como está demostrando la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania, (...)

Written by a leading expert on modern Russia, this is an illustrated introduction to the bitter campaigns in Chechnya.In this new edition of his popular 2014 work, Mark Galeotti traces the progress of the wars in Chechnya, from the initial Russian advance through to urban battles such as Grozny, (...)