The Armed Forces of the USSR

ISBN-13: 9780367305680 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 472 str.

Harriet Fast Scott; William F. Scott

Opis

This book is an up-to-date analysis of the development and organization of the Soviet Armed Forces and provides a profound insight into the military thinking that has determined the course of Soviet military history from the birth of the first Communist armed forces organization to the present.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction to the Second Edition -- Prologue: The Red Army -- Fundamentals of Soviet Military Doctrine and Strategy -- Postwar Development of Soviet Military Doctrine and Strategy -- Military Science -- A Military Force for the Nuclear Age -- The Soviet High Command -- The Soviet Military Services -- Military Districts, Fleets, Border Guards, and MVD Troops -- Supporting Services and Special Troops -- A Nation in Arms -- The Party and the Armed Forces -- The Soviet Military-Industrial Complex and Defense Costs -- Soviet Military Manpower, Training, and Mobilization -- Preparation, Education, and Training of Soviet Officers -- Weighing the Balance -- Appendixes -- Women in the Soviet Armed Forces -- Soviet Military Ranks -- Addendum to the Second Edition