This is a study of Soviet military doctrine and capabilities, and their relation to Soviet foreign policy objectives and East-West relations during the Gorbachev period.

A study of the political economy of Soviet military power, examining Soviet Russian ideology and tradition, theory and practice of the military doctrine, the domestic aspect and new economic realism, technology and efficiency, and ...

Draws on interviews with emigres, samizdat, and U.S. intelligence sources for a picture of the functions and dysfunctions of today's Soviet military machine.

En samling af arbejder skrevet af en gruppe militære og akademiske iagttagere af Sovjetunionen. Behandler den røde hær og det sovjetiske militære system, doktrin, teknologi og stil, værnene, personellet og strategiske perspektiver.

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