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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100850457416
ISBN-139780850457414
eBay Product ID (ePID)1074312
Product Key Features
Book TitleInside the Soviet Army
Number of Pages64 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Publication Year1987
IllustratorVolstad, Ronald, Yes
GenreHistory
AuthorSteven J. Zaloga
Book SeriesElite Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight6.7 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN87-176802
Dewey Edition19
Series Volume Number12
Dewey Decimal355/.00947
Table Of ContentPre-Service Indoctrination · The Soviet Armed Forces · Welcome to the Army, Ivan Ivanovich! · The Daily Schedule · Leadership · Soviet Army Uniforms · The Plates
SynopsisA series of books on the history, organization, appearance and equipment of famous fighting men of the past and present, and on other aspects of military history which demand fuller and more flexible coverage than appropriate within our established Men-at-Arms series., Osprey's survey of the Soviet Army during the Cold War period (1946-1991). For a young Soviet man in the 1980s, the chances were high that he would be obliged to serve for at least two years in the Soviet Armed Forces. At this time Soviet society was far more militarized than most other European countries; by the time they turned 18, most Soviet boys were far more familiar with military life than their Western European and American counterparts. Focusing on the daily experiences of a young recruit in the Soviet Army of the late 1980s, this book examines the history, organization, appearance and equipment of the Soviet forces, from pre-service indoctrination to uniforms and leadership.
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