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The Soviet military system / Jacques Sapir ; translated by David Macey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 1991.Description: 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0745606717
  • 9780745606712
Uniform titles:
  • Systéme militaire soviétique. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355.02/13/0947
LOC classification:
  • UA 770 S241s 1991
Contents:
Foreword Introduction Part I: The Military Balance 1. The Delicate Alchemy of the Military Balance 2. Comparing Like with Unlike? 3. The Quality of Soviet Equipment Part II: The Threat 4. Imaginary Threats and the Reality of the Threat 5. Where does the Threat Lie and What Form does it Take? Part III: Technological Myths and Illusions 6. Soviet Nuclear Superiority: A Modern Myth 7. Space: Myth and Reality 8. The Technology Gap: An Intellectual Alibi? Part IV: The Soviet Military System: Beyond the Myth 9. The Origins of the Soviet Military System 10. Army and Society 11. The Soviet Scientific-Military-Industrial System Conclusion Bibliography Tables.
Summary: A critical analysis of the Soviet military system which traces the evolution of Soviet military doctrine up to the presidency of Gorbachev and aims to show that military glasnost is a logical development. The book also examines East-West relations and policy in the area of nuclear arms.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) UA 770 S241s 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000111855

Translation of: Le système militaire soviétique

Includes bibliographical references (p. [312]-339) and index.

Foreword Introduction Part I: The Military Balance 1. The Delicate Alchemy of the Military Balance 2. Comparing Like with Unlike? 3. The Quality of Soviet Equipment Part II: The Threat 4. Imaginary Threats and the Reality of the Threat 5. Where does the Threat Lie and What Form does it Take? Part III: Technological Myths and Illusions 6. Soviet Nuclear Superiority: A Modern Myth 7. Space: Myth and Reality 8. The Technology Gap: An Intellectual Alibi? Part IV: The Soviet Military System: Beyond the Myth 9. The Origins of the Soviet Military System 10. Army and Society 11. The Soviet Scientific-Military-Industrial System Conclusion Bibliography Tables.

A critical analysis of the Soviet military system which traces the evolution of Soviet military doctrine up to the presidency of Gorbachev and aims to show that military glasnost is a logical development. The book also examines East-West relations and policy in the area of nuclear arms.

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