Suvorov explored those topics in his subsequent book, inside the soviet army1982, with a much more objective approach. 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. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Despite this, the failure to translate doctrine into practice in 1941 has troubled the soviet leaders ever since. Apr 15, 2020 11 insightful books about the soviet union worth reading. Ospreys survey of the soviet army during the cold war period 19461991. Thus, suvorov denies the existence of the warsaw pact because the eastern european armies are really just extensions of the soviet army, the warsaw pact is therefore a fiction. The soviet armies advancing into east prussia in january 1945, in. 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. Inside the soviet army book chicago public library.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The red army pushed the german forces out of the soviet union, and back to berlin. It was a great book, but it was this book that started me bingereading his corpus. The best books the army wants its leaders to read.
Suvorov famously wrote in another book that for all the soviets brilliance in intelligence and technology, the one technology that eluded them the one that. He also highlights the reasons why america had a window for early success that the soviet union did not share during their invasion. Inside the soviet army, inside soviet military intelligence. He has written two other books including the liberator and inside the soviet army. They raped every german female from eight to 80 books the. Inside the soviet army by viktor suvorov 1983, board book. Inside the soviet army jrs rare books and commentary. 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. Inside the soviet army, by viktor suvorov, by andrew cockburn. Viktor suvorov is a soviet army officer who has defected to the west. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
This is the first comprehensive insight for the west into a soviet army within an army whose existence has been known until recently only to a few highly placed peoplemost of whom would. Inside the soviet army by suvorov, viktor used books and. Inside the soviet army october 21, 2016 paulr 11 comments 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. Opening it up yesterday for the first time in many years, i discovered that it is dedicated to andrei andreevich vlasov. Click to read more about inside the soviet army by viktor suvorov. The fact that russia employs a different alphabet is only one of many problems that writer and documentaryfilmmaker cockburn exposes. Readers of the authors inside soviet intelligence will be further enlightened by this brisk, readable account of his recruitment and training as an agent of russias ultrasecret gru intelligence gro. The history of the soviet union has long fascinated me from the start of the empire when the peasants rose up against the establishment and lenins bolshevik red army stormed the winter gardens to the fall of the empire and the events that led up to its collapse.
Inside the soviet army is a book by viktor suvorov published under his pseudonym, which describes the general organisation, doctrine, and strategy of the. Many of suvorovs other books inside the soviet army, inside soviet military intelligence, and spetsnaz are brilliantly engaging reference works, providing a detailed descriptive picture of his subjects. Buy inside the soviet army first edition thus by suvorov, general sir john hackett isbn. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Inside the soviet army describes the general organisation, d. The author during his service was directly involved in planning and controlling of spetsnaz secret force. Inside the soviet army by viktor suvorov librarything. 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. Inside the soviet army by viktor suvorov goodreads.
Despite this, the failure to translate doctrine into practice in. Here is the full story of the spetsnaz forces, the soviet armys secret killer elite. After 1945 stalin ignored the early disasters and claimed that the war had demonstrated the superiority of the soviet social order. Suvorov also wrote several fiction books set in the preworld war ii era in the soviet union. Since she does not practice the military s customary caution, her findings add a bit of colour to their staid monochromatic narrative. Carey schofield, the author of inside the soviet army, who admits to having spent seven years studying the pakistan army, is off to vindicate her hosts. One hopes that the book is being studied by the pentagon and nato.
A former highranking soviet army officer who has defected to the west delineates soviet tactical policy, armaments, and military technology, and assesses army personnel and their training from inside the book. 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. Inside the blue berets looks at the origins of the russian shock troops. My copy is called inside the soviet army today but today was 1987 when this book came out so its perfect for games like team yankee and other games.
The account is detailed perhaps even pedantic in its exhaustive details, lucid, readable, and incredibly concise. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The soviet army, or more accurately the red army, the army of world revolution, represents the teeth of the most dangerous but also the oldest of the pythons, which began to swallow the world by sinking its fangs into the surface and then realised just how big the world is and how dangerous for its stomach. 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. The novel is filled with allusions to zamyatins own experience of soviet life and references the russian civil war, which ended with the victory of. A former highranking soviet army officer who has defected to the west delineates soviet tactical policy, armaments, and military technology, and assesses army personnel and. The russian army in world war i had been lacking in leadership and drive, but was transformed by the soviets into a force to be reckoned with, as evidenced by its crucial victory at stalingrad. It provides an exciting description of the harrowing russian airborne assaults of world war ii and the combat uses of these troops in the cold war years as they took on an important new role as imperial storm troopers the infantry that enforced soviet power, first in. 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.
The liberators, includes his eyewitness account about the 1968 invasion of czechoslovakia by soviet forces. The inside story of the soviet special forces ebook. In the years between the russian revolution of 1917 and world war ii, the soviet army underwent dramatic changes in conscription, organization and effectiveness. When you know that soviet troops get lost on maneuvers in eastern europe because they cant read the road signs, the soviet military bear looks less threatening. For a young soviet man in the 1980s, the chances were high that he would be obliged to. Soviet army and navy day, may labor day, victory day, young pioneer day. We use cookies to give you a great and free experience on our website. Inside the soviet army provides historical, organizational, administrative, technical, doctrinal, and social perspectives on the soviet military machine. Inside the soviet army has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Inside the soviet army half price books marketplace.