Overview

This up-to-date analysis of the development and organization of the Soviet Armed Forces 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. The eminent authors of this book have drawn on thousands of Soviet Ministry of Defense publications—only a very few of which have been translated into English—and four years of research in the USSR to portray the fundamentals of Soviet military doctrine and strategy. They cover fully the postwar development of the Soviet military, looking at the High Command, each of the five services, combat formations, and supporting agencies, and give a comprehensive account of the Soviet military-industrial complex, military training of Soviet youth, military manpower, mobilization, and the Soviet officer corps. Their discussion of the relationship between the Party and the Armed Forces, based on Soviet data, includes an examination of popular Western myths about internal Soviet military-Party splits. The wealth of detailed information contained in this book includes numerous notes, tables, and figures and a broad range of other data—all based exclusively on primary sources—as well as an extensive bibliography.

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Author:   Harriet Fast Scott ,  William F. Scott
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9780367305680

ISBN 10:   0367305682
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   31 October 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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"""Harriet Fast Scott is a senior research associate at the Center for Advanced International Affairs, University of Miami, and a consultant on Soviet military and political affairs to several major research organizations. Colonel William F. Scott, USAF retired, served two tours of duty in the USSR as senior air attache and also served with the U.S. Department of State and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Dr. Scott is now professor in the Russian Area Studies Program at Georgetown University. The Scotts own the largest private collection of Soviet military publications in the United States."""

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