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A mixture of travelogue, history and war journalism, Allah's Mountains tells the story of the conflict between this nation of mountain tribes and the might of the Russian army. It is also a story of the history, people and cultures of the Caucasus and of tiny ethnic groups struggling for both physical and cultural survival.

For the first time, a military expert on both Russia and insurgency offers the definitive guide on activities in Southern Russia, explaining why the Russian approach to counter terrorism is failing and why terrorist and insurgent attacks in Russia have sharply increased over the past three years. * Information drawn from the North Caucasus Incident Database (NCID), compiling every violent incident in the region over a two-year period * Charts showing the complex strategies of the insurgency and the Russian counterinsurgency campaigns * Maps, charts, and a bibliography * The first doctrinal analysis (classified or unclassified) produced on the conflict in over 10 years * Declassified Intelligence reports

This easy-to-use reference explores the people and events that shaped Russian military history. Offers entries on wars, battles, organizations, leaders, armies, weapons, and other aspects of war and military life.

Featuring specially drawn full-color mapping and drawing upon a wide range of sources, this succinct account explains the origins, history and consequences of Russia's wars in Chechnya, thereby shedding new light on the history - and prospects - of that troubled region. Mark Galeotti, an expert on the conflict, traces the progress of the wars, from the initial Russian advance through to urban battles such as Grozny, and the prolonged guerrilla warfare based in the mountainous regions that is common to both wars.

Centered on stories of those caught-literally-in the crossfire of the conflict, her book recounts the horrors of living in the midst of the war, examines how the war has affected Russian society, and takes a hard look at how people on both sides are profiting from it, from the guards who accept bribes from Chechens out after curfew to the United Nations.