Inside the soviet military machine, by andrew cockburn. Thats how suvorov filters the fact that romanian heresy in foreign policy is more than counterbalanced, in moscows view, by its rigid stalinism at home, while czech experiments with domestic reform were a threat to the soviet leaders own system of power. This was another good book by viktor suvorov giving us a tour into a specific area of the soviet machine. Inside the soviet army suvorov, viktor vladimir bogdanovich rezun born 20 april 1947, known as viktor suvorov, is a russian writer and a former soviet military intelligence officer who defected to the united kingdom, he is best known for writing icebreaker and several follow. The liberators inside the soviet army by viktor suvorov. Of course, being an army officer, the soviet military is his area of expertise and the majority of the books content reflects that, hence the title. Why was the warsaw treaty organisation set up later than nato. Inside the soviet army provides historical, organizational, administrative, technical, doctrinal, and social perspectives on the soviet military machine. The book gives breakdowns of the different services land forces, strategic rocket forces, naval forces, air defense forces, air forces, airborne forces, etc. Inside the soviet army by viktor suvorov goodreads. When this one turned up in my feed, i treated myself. Its going to be detailed, concise, complete, and almost pedantic in its attention to detail. The book, inside the soviet army, is written under the name of viktor suvorov. This book describes the general organization, doctrine, and strategy of the soviet armed forces.
Former gru officer soviet military intelligence viktor suvorov a penname, toured israel, europe, and america in 2009, to promote his book chief culprit. Author of a number of bestsellers about the history of the world war ii, the soviet army special operations troops and military intelligence, and the red army. Suvorov is the pseudonym of a defector from the gru, the soviet unions military intelligence organization, who now lives in great britain. Viktor suvorov takes us inside the aquarium, moscow headquarters of the gru, the supersecret russian military intelligence organization and rival of the kgb. Suvorov is best known for writing icebreaker and several followup books on the history of world war ii. Foreword the book, inside the soviet army, is written under the name of viktor suvorov. Russia russian soviet armythe liberators by viktor suvorov reference book. A soviet army officer who served in military intelligence, he. In his introduction to inside the soviet army, general sir john hackett, who said that he knew suvorov personally rather well, stated that the author went through the frunze military academy. Former soviet union army officer fled in 1978 to england.
The inside story of the soviet special forces, page 1. Why is the makeup of the defence council kept secret. When i was a 2lt, i read suvorov s a pen name, the author was a soviet defector whose life demanded a certain level of anonymity other books, inside the red army and inside the kgb, both excellent introductions to how the soviet military and security organs functioned. Where he worked as a teacher and a adviser for news agencies.
Icebreaker in action soviet tanks soviet parachutists in training winged tank kta40 invasion preparations bt soviet tanks exercises in bridgebuilding marshal timonshenko and marshal zhukov. The chief culprit by viktor suvorov overdrive rakuten. Inside the soviet army describes the general organisation, doctrine, and strategy of the soviet armed forces the term army being used to cover not only the. With the fall of the soviet union and the release of other firsthand accounts of the soviet military and intelligence networks, suvorov. Viktor suvorov has 46 books on goodreads with 9729 ratings. The aquarium is the headquarters of the gru soviet military. A soviet defector cashes in on his story the washington post. The bermuda triangle why does the system of higher military control appear complicated. Inside the soviet army is a book by viktor suvorov published under his pseudonym, which describes the general organisation, doctrine, and strategy of the. Suvorov s inside the soviet army and the companion inside soviet military intelligence are excellent examples of an insiders view of the complex machinations of the soviet military and political systems, well written, factual, and a fine addition to any library. Suvorov, the soviet defector, gives quite an extensive look at not only the now defunct soviet army, but also the entire soviet system. As a defector, under sentence of death in the ussr, the author does not use his. Inside the soviet army viktor suvorov the first highlevel red army defector to tell us how many fighting men the soviet union can actually mobilize into its army.
The full alternative english language titles of the films source book aquarium by viktor suvorov is inside the aquarium. Viktor suvorov, describes the general organization, doctrine, and strategy of the soviet armed forces the term army. Spades and men every infantryman in the soviet army carries with him a small spade. It includes vast array of topics, ranging from the organizational structure of the armed forces in peace and war to personal reminiscences about life in the barracks and officers clubs.
When he is given the order to halt he immediately lies flat and starts to dig a hole in the ground beside him. Inside the soviet army by suvorov, viktor hardback book the fast free shipping. Who started the second world war, published in russian under the pseudonym viktor suvorov and again in several subsequent books. Inside the soviet army viktor suvorov snippet view 1982. Vladimir rezun, a former officer of the soviet military intelligence and a defector to the uk, considered the claim in his 1987 book icebreaker. Foreword the book, inside the soviet army, is written under the name of viktor suvorov as a defector, under sentence of death in the ussr, the author does not use his own name and has chosen instead that of one of the most famous of russian generals. Viktor suvorov is the author of eighteen books that have been translated into more than twenty languages, including inside the aquarium.
It is here that agents are brought to be trained, disciplined, and when necessary, broken. Suvorov made his name writing books about the soviet army, military intelligence, and special forces, including the liberators, 4 aquarium, 5 inside the soviet army, 6 inside soviet military intelligence 7 and spetsnaz, 8 which were partly based on his personal experience. Lenin, stalin, khrushchev, and their lackeys, all were traitors to the impossible ideal of absolute power. Inside the soviet army by viktor suvorov 1983, board book. With the fall of the soviet union and the release of other firsthand accounts of the soviet military and intelligence networks, suvorov has been pretty much totally vindicated. As a defector, under sentence of death in the ussr, the author does not use his own name and has chosen instead that of one of the most famous of russian generals.
Marshall, the great combat historian of the united states army, once wrote that the basic study in all warfare by eliot a. The book, inside the soviet army, is written under the name of viktor suvorov as a defector, under sentence of death in the ussr, the author does not use his own name and has chosen instead that of one of the most famous of russian generals. Highly recommended in spite of the baseless accusations of a few people. Inside the soviet military by viktor suvorov and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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