Spetsnaz: The Inside Story of the Soviet Special Forces Contributor(s): Suvorov, Viktor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393335577 ISBN-13: 9780393335576 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1988 Annotation: Viktor Suvorov is a Soviet army officer who has defected to the West. Here is the full story of the Spetsnaz forces, the Soviet army's secret killer elite--fromons such as assassination and the neutralization of enemy governments. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Military - General |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.8" W x 9.34" L (0.79 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
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Publisher Description: 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 people--most of whom would deny it. The spetsnaz Soviet special forces are one of the more shadowy and ruthless secret special forces in the world. Controlled by military intelligence (the GRU), spetsnaz units are recruited from the ranks of the toughest officers and men in the Soviet Army, the cutting edge of Soviety military might. In modern warfare their primary task is the destruction of enemy tactical nuclear weapons, but the training of anyone selected for spetsnaz prepares him or her for an unlimited range of tasks--from undercover activity as a member of a Soviet Olympic sports team to piloting a midget submarine. As an officer in the GRU, the author was directly involved in the control and planning of spetsnaz. In this revealing and sometimes shocking book, he talks about his own experience; about the military code of an armed force that kills its own wounded; about the weapons, strategy, and training. For anyone interested in the true military capability of the Soviet Union, this book is essential reading. |
Contributor Bio(s): Suvorov, Viktor: - Viktor Suvorov is a Russian writer and a former Soviet military intelligence officer. |
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