THE ARMED FORCES OF THE USSR

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About the Book and Authors
The Armed Forces of the USSR
SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED
Harriet Fast Scott and William F. Scott
This up-to-date analysis of the development and organization of the Soviet
Armed Forces provides a profound insight into the military thinking that has
determined the course of Soviet military history from the birth of the first
Communist armed forces organization to the present.
The eminent authors of this book have drawn on thousands of Soviet
Ministry of Defense publications-only a very few of which have been trans-
lated into English-and four years of research in the USSR to portray the
fundamentals of Soviet military doctrine and strategy. They cover fully the
postwar development of the Soviet military, looking at the High Command,
each of the five services, combat formations, and supporting agencies, and
give a comprehensive account of the Soviet military-industrial complex, mili-
tary training of Soviet youth, military manpower, mobilization, and the Soviet
officer corps. Their discussion of the relationship between the Party and the
Armed Forces, based on Soviet data, includes an examination of popular
Western myths about internal Soviet military-Party splits.
The wealth of detailed information contained in this book includes nu-
merous notes, tables, and figures and a broad range of other data-all based
exclusively on primary sources-as well as an extensive bibliography.
Harriet Fast Scott is a senior research associate at the Center for Advanced
International Affairs, University of Miami, and a consultant on Soviet military
and political affairs to several major research organizations. Colonel William F.
Scott, USAF retired, served two tours of duty in the USSR as senior air
attache and also served with the U.S. Department of State and the Defense
Intelligence Agency. Dr. Scott is now professor in the Russian Area Studies
Program at Georgetown University. The Scotts own the largest private collec-
tion of Soviet military publications in the United States.
About the Authors
Harriet Fast Scott spent four years at
the U.S. Embassy in Moscow during
two tours of duty. A consultant on
Soviet military and political affairs to
several major research organizations,
she is also adjunct professor at the
Center for Advanced International Af-
fairs, University of Miami.. Colonel
William F. Scott, USAF retired, served
two tours of duty in the USSR as senior
air attache and also with the U.S.
Department of State and the Defense
Intelligence Agency. Dr. Scott now
teaches at Georgetown University.
The Scotts own the largest private
collection of Soviet military titles in
the United States.