The Hidden War

Book cover of The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan

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This book is a record of the author's experiences during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He lived and travelled with the Russian soldiers, went into combat with them and shared the terror, helplessness and despair of waging war in a foreign land against an unseen enemy for unclear purposes. The…

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1 author picked The Hidden War as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Phil Halton

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Borovik was a very well-known journalist in Russia, whose work gives an inside view of the Soviet military machine in Afghanistan. Far from being the all-powerful monolith that it is often portrayed as, Borovik shows the human aspect of war with unblinking candor. Although it is a journalistic account of what he saw and experienced, his writing elevates the subject to the level of literature. The misery and shattered idealism of the defeated Soviet soldiers resonates today.

From Phil's list on the War in Afghanistan.