Soviet Bloc Elite Forces

by Steven J. Zaloga

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850456312
• ISBN13: 9780850456318
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.2" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Very good primer for the price and subject matter.

For the time period and information available when it was written, the book was very well carried off. My only real complaint is the subject of some of the color plates. I know the market may not quite be there, but a redo with the information that is now available would be invaluable.