The Thatcher government's response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979–1980
@article{Lahey2013TheTG, title={The Thatcher government's response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979–1980}, author={Daniel James Lahey}, journal={Cold War History}, year={2013}, volume={13}, pages={21 - 42} }
The extent to which the Thatcher government supported the Carter administration in forcefully responding to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is disputed by a number of historians. Whilst some regard London's response as rhetorical at best, others believe it to have been a concrete demonstration of Prime Minister Thatcher's loyalty to the United States in its longstanding struggle against the Soviet Union. This article offers a more nuanced position that distinguishes between the degree of… CONTINUE READING
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