Feast of Bones

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This is a brilliant and original novel of men, weapons, battles, and cutthroat politics. Told from the Soviet point of view, it is a gripping military thriller, accurate in all details. Dimitriy Donskov is a desantnik, a Soviet Army paratrooper. Inspired by the irascible old soldier Korobshenko, Donskov learns the art of command. Ordered south into the "devil's nest" - Afghanistan - he leads a reconnaissance company against the relentless mujahidin. In spite of huge search and destroy operations paced by massive firepower and swarming helicopters, the Soviets are failing to win decisive victories over the elusive rebels. Enmeshed in the complexities and frustrations of a hopeless war, Donskov finds himself facing dangers far worse than the treacherous Afghan tribes. Beyond the (Continued on back flap)
wind-whipped mountain passes of the bleak country, larger schemes are brewing, and the young soldier soon learns the truth of his old mentor's admonition: "Enemies come in all... Tovább

Fülszöveg

This is a brilliant and original novel of men, weapons, battles, and cutthroat politics. Told from the Soviet point of view, it is a gripping military thriller, accurate in all details. Dimitriy Donskov is a desantnik, a Soviet Army paratrooper. Inspired by the irascible old soldier Korobshenko, Donskov learns the art of command. Ordered south into the "devil's nest" - Afghanistan - he leads a reconnaissance company against the relentless mujahidin. In spite of huge search and destroy operations paced by massive firepower and swarming helicopters, the Soviets are failing to win decisive victories over the elusive rebels. Enmeshed in the complexities and frustrations of a hopeless war, Donskov finds himself facing dangers far worse than the treacherous Afghan tribes. Beyond the (Continued on back flap)
wind-whipped mountain passes of the bleak country, larger schemes are brewing, and the young soldier soon learns the truth of his old mentor's admonition: "Enemies come in all uniforms, including our own." Donskov's performance has not gone unnoticed. Desperate men decide to take dramatic action, and they have need of an able pawn to advance their designs. The outcome of the Afghan War and the future of the Soviet Union hang in the balance; a little known politician named Gorbachev awaits his moment. Donskov readies his men for a crucial, exceedingly risky operation, while hostile KGB troops gather like vultures... From the exotic reaches of Afghanistan to the cold halls of the Kremlin, Feast of Bones is a page turner, a story with a fascinating richness and complexity. This is the "military procedural" at its best - topnotch entertainment with authentic military detail. _ Vissza