Inside the soviet army

The forces of the warsaw treaty organisation are a. A soviet defector cashes in on his story the washington post. Inside the soviet army describes the general organisation, doctrine, and strategy of the soviet armed forces the term army being used to cover not only the land forces, but also strategic rocket, air defence, air, and naval forces. In his introduction to inside the soviet army, general sir john hackett, who said that he knew suvorov personally rather well, stated that the author went through the frunze military academy. My life in the soviet army 1981 by viktor suvorov original russian title. Inside the soviet army osprey publishing 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. Left behind in estonia after the soviet occupation, this zil1 army truck has now found a new purpose. Inside the soviet army by suvorov, viktor vladimir bogdanovich rezun born 20 april 1947, known as viktor suvorov, is a russian writer and a former soviet military intelligence officer who defected to the united kingdom, he is best known for writing icebreaker and several follow.

As a defector, under sentence of death in the ussr, the author does not use his. Author of a number of bestsellers about the history of the world war ii, the soviet army special operations troops and military intelligence, and the red army. But just short of a decade later, the whole rotted mess of the soviet system collapsed, and in the flood of new information, suvorov was totally vindicated. It is an attempt by the author to tell the uninitiated what the basic nature and philosophy of the former soviet army was comprised of.

At this time soviet society was far more militarized than most other european countries. Foreword the book, inside the soviet army, is written under the name of viktor suvorov as a defector, under sentence of death in the ussr, the author does not use his own name and has chosen instead that of one of the most famous of russian generals. Inside the soviet army provides historical, organizational, administrative, technical, doctrinal, and social perspectives on the soviet military machine. In his introduction to the book, sir john hackett, the eminent retired british general, assures us of the authors credentials and experience. Inside the soviet army is a book by viktor suvorov published under his pseudonym, which describes the general organisation, doctrine, and strategy of the. A soviet army officer who served in military intelligence, he. Red army forces were smaller than the german equivalents during fall blau and stalingrad, which had a massive impact on the soviet generals and staff officers. The book, inside the soviet army, is written under the name of viktor suvorov. Viktor suvorov is the author of eighteen books that have been translated into more than twenty languages, including inside the aquarium. Viktor suvorov this book describes the general organization, doctrine, and strategy of the soviet armed forces. They had banned the book inside the soviet union because they. This is a truism, something which is known to everyone, and yet, every year, hundreds of books are published in which the soviet army is described as one of the forces making up the warsaw treaty organisation. The author of inside the soviet army is identified as a former soviet army officer, a veteran of fifteen years service with troops and staffs, who fled to the west and now writes under a pseudonym.

Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The focus on the late 70s80s afghanistan and the late cold war era makes it ideal for the gamer of the period. Our grading system is listed below for your perusal. I have always been fascinated with how soviet doctrine works when it comes to what would have happened if a full scale attack had actually happened in. Inside the soviet army viktor suvorov snippet view 1982. I have seen two variants of the bmp1 infantry combat vehicleone which is issued to the soviet army and another which is intended for the soviet unions arab friends. The report examines major factors that negatively affect morale and discipline. The organisation of the soviet armed forces high commands in the strategic directions. Inside the soviet army viktor suvorov the first highlevel red army defector to tell us how many fighting men the soviet union can actually mobilize into its. Inside the soviet army by viktor suvorov goodreads. Once a common fixture of the soviet invasion, and later, the civil war between the taliban and the northern alliance, tanks have largely vanished from todays unconventional war in afghanistan. The soviet army has a completely different approach to the problems of supply from that adopted in the westone which avoids many headaches. This week we have yet another book by viktor suvorov its the sort of stuff i used to read back when i was a young, impressionable army officer in the dying stages of the cold war.

Why is the makeup of the defence council kept secret. Former sovietunion army officer fled in 1978 to england. The account is detailed perhaps even pedantic in its exhaustive details, lucid, readable, and incredibly concise. Why was the warsaw treaty organisation set up later than nato. Let us start from the fact that a soviet soldier is not issued with a sleeping bag, and does not need one. The pressure generated inside a mortar barrel when it fires is. How the red army is divided in relation to its targets the strategic rocket forces the national air defence forces the land forces the air forces why does the west consider admiral gorshkov a strong man. It is based on interviews with former members of the soviet armed forces in afghanistan, interviews with afghan resistance leaders and former officers, and a literature search. The book, inside the soviet army, is written under the name of viktor suvorov as a defector, under sentence of death in the ussr, the author does not use his own name and has chosen instead that of one of the most famous of russian generals. All that he needs is ammunition and this solves many problems. 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.

Soviet army forces on ussr territory were apportioned among military districts. Inside soviet military intelligence by viktor suvorov. Inside the soviet army is essentially the insights of a former soviet gru military intelligence officer and former tank commander who defected to the west in the 1970s or thereabouts. Soviet troops, including the 39th army, remained at port arthur and dalian on the northeast chinese coast until 1955. Opening it up yesterday for the first time in many years, i discovered that it is. Inside the soviet army, by viktor suvorov, by andrew cockburn. It is based on interviews with former members of the soviet armed forces in afghanistan. If one were to believe suvorov, a pseudonymous former red army general now living in britain, the reason that the soviets invaded czechoslovakia in 1968 rather than romania was that the soviets big problem is keeping their own people at home, and no one would want to escape to romania. It includes vast array of topics, ranging from the organizational structure of the armed forces in. Drawing from his own experiences, suvorov writing under a pseudonym provides insight into the brutality of a military machine in which soldiers are treated with little regard.