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The collapse of the Soviet military

William E. Odom (Author)
One of the great surprises in modern military history was the collapse of the Soviet Armed Forces in 1991 - along with the party-state with which it was inextricably intertwined. In this book, a distinguished United States Army officer and scholar traces the rise and fall of the Soviet military, arguing that it had a far greater impact on Soviet politics and economic development than was perceived in the West

eBook, English, ©1998
Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., ©1998