Product Information
The elite forces of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies in the mid-1980s were undoubtedly the largest in the world, and among the least known. The Soviet elite formations alone had a total strength comparable to that of the entire British armed forces. Besides the conventional military elite formations such as airborne and marine forces, most Warsaw Pact armies also possessed special, 'political' elite, which were used for internal security. Backed by numerous photographs and illustrations, this book uncovers the history, organization and equipment of both the conventional Soviet elite formations and the often ignored security units.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139780850456318
eBay Product ID (ePID)89699531
Product Key Features
Number of Pages64 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSoviet Bloc Elite Forces
Publication Year1985
SubjectGovernment
TypeTextbook
AuthorSteven J. Zaloga
SeriesElite
Dimensions
Item Height248 mm
Item Weight222 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSteven J. Zaloga
IllustratorRonald Volstad