Soviet Military Doctrine: Continuity, Formulati, Scott, Scott..

Name: Soviet Military Doctrine: Continuity, Formulati, Scott, Scott..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book explores, from basic Soviet sources, the development of Soviet military doctrine and its impact upon the Soviet Armed Forces. It deals with the earliest formulations made after the 1917 October Revolution and traces the emerging doctrine through the noisy debates of the 1920s. > The purpose of this book is to document from basic Soviet sources the development of Soviet military doctrine and its impact upon the Soviet Armed Forces. Soviet military doctrine is defined as the military policy of the Communist Party. In one way or another, this policy affects the lives of all of us-as a possible threat to free institutions and political processes as well as to our economic life and well-being. Generally we approach Soviet military policy in terms of military balances and weapons: comparisons in the number of men under arms, the speed of aircraft of the Soviet bloc versus that of NATO aircraft, the number of ballistic missiles and their throw-weights. Studying such balances ist