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#3609417 - 07/18/12 05:04 PM Soviet helo ops in Afghanistan books?
Stratos Hotshot Registered: 04/21/01 Posts: 6596 Loc: Amposta, Spain	Wondering if such book even exists, but If yes, maybe one of you read it and can recommend it. Thanks. _________________________ -Sir in case of retreat, were we have to retreat?? -To the Graveyard!! http://www.sandbaggereaw.com/stratos.html
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#3609736 - 07/19/12 09:31 AM Re: Soviet helo ops in Afghanistan books? [Re: Stratos]
Flyboy Senior Member Registered: 11/29/06 Posts: 3232 Loc: England, UK	Just out of curiosity, I had a quick look in the books section on Amazon using the keywords 'Soviet Helicopters In Afghanistan', but I couldn't see anything that was of interest in the results. _________________________ Flyboy's Site Flyboy's Online Store Flyboy's YouTube Channel
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#3609834 - 07/19/12 11:44 AM Re: Soviet helo ops in Afghanistan books? [Re: Stratos]
SacaSoh Junior Member Registered: 10/12/11 Posts: 80 Loc: Brasil	Maybe you can find some on these notes? http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1985/SKJ.htm (sorry, i'm at work so i cant do a nice search into it)
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#3610599 - 07/20/12 02:56 PM Re: Soviet helo ops in Afghanistan books? [Re: Stratos]
TacError Junior Member Registered: 05/28/11 Posts: 93 Loc: Vancouver	Hi, IIRC "The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost" has some sections on helicopter operations. It's a Soviet/Russian General Staff study, translated into English with some commentary by the translators.
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#3610977 - 07/21/12 08:45 AM Re: Soviet helo ops in Afghanistan books? [Re: Stratos]
Flyboy Senior Member Registered: 11/29/06 Posts: 3232 Loc: England, UK	The Soviet-Afghan War: How A Superpower Fought And Lost http://www.scribd.com/doc/19531155/The-SovietAfghan-War _________________________ Flyboy's Site Flyboy's Online Store Flyboy's YouTube Channel
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#3611513 - 07/22/12 11:07 AM Re: Soviet helo ops in Afghanistan books? [Re: Stratos]
Stratos Hotshot Registered: 04/21/01 Posts: 6596 Loc: Amposta, Spain	Thanks guys! Got the book on Amazon, I like to have it on paper! Looks like a nice book. Got one with tactical vignettes explained too. Bear went over the mountain! _________________________ -Sir in case of retreat, were we have to retreat?? -To the Graveyard!! http://www.sandbaggereaw.com/stratos.html
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#3616397 - 07/30/12 07:31 AM Re: Soviet helo ops in Afghanistan books? [Re: Stratos]
arneh Member Registered: 06/18/06 Posts: 2258 Loc: Oslo, Norway	Mil Mi-24 Hind by Yefim Gordon also has significant sections of it dedicated to Mi-24 operations in Afghanistan.
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