Soviet Ground Forces
An Operational Assessment
1st Edition
Published on 4. June 2019
267 pages
978-1-000-24063-4 (ISBN)
Description
"No book on the Soviet ground forces has been published in any language, including Russian, for many years. This study is the first comprehensive treatment of this central element in the modern Soviet military structure. The dramatically improved Soviet ground forces are the most powerful and dynamic military arm in the world. Highly flexible and
easily deployable, they are considered a strategic force in and of themselves."
easily deployable, they are considered a strategic force in and of themselves."
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-000-24063-4 (9781000240634)
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Persons
John Erickson, an eminent authority on Soviet military history, is director of defense studies at the University of Edinburgh. Lynn Hansen is on leave of absence from Texas University as deputy head of the American delegation at the Stockholm Conference on Confidence and Security Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe. William Schneider (ret.) was liaison officer to the Commander-in-Chief, Group of Soviet Forces, Germany, and army attach in Moscow. He is now an assistant vice president of the BDM Corporation managing USSR-related studies.
Content
List of Figures -- Foreword -- CHAPTER I -- INTRODUCTION TO THE SOVIET GROUND FORCES: AN OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOVIET GROUND FORCES, 1941-1985 -- CHAPTER 3 -- SOVIET OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES -- CHAPTER 4 -- NORMS -- CHAPTER 5 -- THE AIR COMPONENT -- CHAPTER 6 -- ASSESSMENT OF THE SOVIET GROUND FORCES -- GLOSSARY -- A FEW WORDS ABOUT SOURCES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
