Soviet Military Strategy in Europe
eBook - PDF

Soviet Military Strategy in Europe

An Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis Book

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Soviet Military Strategy in Europe

An Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis Book

About this book

Soviet Military Strategy in Europe focuses on the development, form and content, implications for international relations, and goal of Soviet military plan in Europe. The book first discusses the foundation of Soviet military thought and revolution in Soviet military affairs, including basic concepts of the Marxist-Leninist ideology, Soviet study of military affairs, nuclear revolution, and scientific and technical revolution. The publication also concentrates on Soviet study of laws and principles of military art and forces and primary operational concepts. Topics include laws of the first order, naval and air operations, nuclear strike, and conventional war considerations. The manuscript ponders on command and control, as well as combat modeling, survivability, coordination, centralization, and attack of NATO command and control. The book also reviews the issues of Soviet military strategy toward Europe and special Soviet problems. Topics include role of nuclear weapons, chemical warfare options, escalation to intercontinental war, NATO nuclear threat, nuclear weapon stockpile, and superiority and war initiation. The publication is a dependable reference for readers interested in the Soviet military scheme in Europe.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Soviet Military Strategy in Europe
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Introduction to Second Printing
  8. Chapter 1. The Basis of Soviet Military Thought
  9. Chapter 2. The Revolution in Soviet Military Affairs
  10. Chapter 3. The Soviet Study of Laws and Principles of Military Art
  11. Chapter 4. Forces and Primary Operational Concepts
  12. Chapter 5. Command and Control
  13. Chapter 6. Special Soviet Problems
  14. Chapter 7. Contemporary Issues of Soviet Military Strategy toward Europe
  15. Chapter 8. Conclusions and Issues for NATO
  16. Notes
  17. Index
  18. About the Author