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Soviet Bloc Elite Forces

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - Post World War II

Last Stocked on 2/4/2021

Product Info

Title
Soviet Bloc Elite Forces
Publisher
Category
Author
Steven Zaloga, James Loop
Publish Year
1995
Pages
64
Dimensions
7x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147455879
MFG. Part #
OSPELI005
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI5

Description

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. Backed by numerous photographs and illustrations, this book uncovers the history, organization and equipment of both the conventional Soviet elite formations and the often ignored security units.