The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan (Hardcover) by Lester W Grau

9780714648576. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 264. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 264 p. Contains: Illustrations. Soviet (Russian) Study of War. This collection of vignettes was written by Soviet junior officers describing their experiences fighting the Mujahideen guerillas. It is not a history of the Soviet-Afghan war, but snapshots of combat as seen by young platoon leaders, company commanders, battalion commanders and military advisers.