books by Ali Ahmad Jalali

books by Ali Ahmad Jalali

books:

Ali Ahmad Jalali

Afghan Guerrilla Warfare: In the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters

Ali Ahmad Jalali

Zenith Press, 2001

Useful in a practical sense
Before deploying to Afghanistan last year with a Special Forces battalion, I read this book (along with "Afghanstan's Endless War" - Goodson, "The Hidden War" - Borovik, and "The Soviet-Afghan War" - Grau & Gress, eds.) to prepare for battle. While a rough read that ...

The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War

Ali Ahmad Jalali and Lester W. Grau

U.S. Marine Corps Studies/Analysis Div., 1995

Where the boots hit the ground
A detailed and thorough study of Mujahadeen tactics as they developed in the Soviet-Afghan war. A must read for anyone wishing to learn more about this troubled country and the warrior spirit that forged inovative responses to Soviet technology and tactics. This may ...