Böcker av Panagiotis (National Centre for Scientific Research Dimitrakis

In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek - the head of China's military academy and leader of the Kuomintang (KMT) - began the 'northern expeditions' to bring China's northern territories back under the control of the state.

An extremely timely and relevant historical narrative, featuring recently declassified material.

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, and the subsequent war with the Afghan Mujahedeen, was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Cold War. Using recently declassified archives, Dimitrakis outlines the operations of the CIA, MI6 and the KGB and the full extent of aid and intelligence from the West which armed and trained the Afghan fighters.

This study, based on recently declassified documents, examines the Cold War policies of the United States, Iran and Turkey as well as Pakistan's relations with India and the effects of British diplomacy on the war in Vietnam.