num_pages: 260
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan
titlecomplete: The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan
genres: History, Russian History, Russia, International Relations, War, Military History, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 663
places: Afghanistan
publisher: Routledge