Behind Russian Lines Author:Sandy Gall In the summer of 1942, Sandy Gall set off for Afghanistan on the hardest assignment of his life. During his career as a reporter he had covered wars and revolutions but he had never been required to walk all the way to an assignment and back again--dodging Russian bombs in route. He and a film crew hiked from Pakistan to the Panjsher Valley--... more »a two-week trek. Their goal was the stronghold of the resistance leader Masud. When Russian fighters pounded the Panjsher as prelude to a full-scale ground attack, Gall and his team fled with their prized documentary. "An enthralling book...Gall's dramatic adventures behind Russian Lines are a tribute to the Afghan freedom fighters." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)« less