Soviet Military Doctrine

by Raymond L. Garthoff

Overview

Originally published in 1953, Soviet Military Doctrine by Soviet analyst Raymond L. Garthoff was prepared as part of the research program undertaken for the United States Air Force by The RAND Corporation. At the time of its first publication, Soviet Military Doctrine was the most complete and authoritative study available of the basic military science of the USSR.
"Garthoff again joins the debate on nuclear deterrence and Moscow's military intentions. He draws on previously confidential Soviet sources—including a complete file of the Soviet general staff journal—to interpret new developments and changes in the Kremlin's strategic policy. Highly recommended for academic libraries."—James R. Kuhlman, University of Georgia Library, Athens

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789123470
Publisher:	Muriwai Books
Publication date:	01/13/2019
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	522
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

RAYMOND LEONARD "RAY" GARTHOFF is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a specialist on arms control, intelligence, the Cold War, NATO, and the former Soviet Union. He is a former U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, and has advised the U.S. State Department on treaties.
Born on March 26, 1929, he received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1948. In 1949, he received his M.A. from Yale. From 1950-1957, he was a Soviet analyst for RAND Corporation. In 1951, he received his PhD from Yale. From 1957-1961, he was a CIA Office of National Estimates (ONE) analyst. In the early 1960s, he was a special assistant in the State Department. In the 1970s, he was a senior Foreign Service inspector. From 1980-1994, he was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Garthoff is the author of numerous scholarly papers, books, and has been featured in PBS documentaries. His published titles include The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War (1994), Détente and Confrontation: American-Soviet Relations from Nixon to Reagan (1994), Deterrence and the Revolution in Soviet Military Doctrine (1990), Soviet Military Policy; A Historical Analysis (1966), Soviet Image of Future War (1959).
HARVEY ARTHUR DEWEERD (1902-1979) was an American historian and Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Missouri. He was editor of Military Affairs from 1937-1942 and then Associate Editor of the Infantry Journal. His many writings on military subjects have appeared in numerous foreign military periodicals. He was the author of Great Soldiers of Two Wars (1941), Selected Speeches of George Catlett Marshall (1945) and President Wilson Fights His War: World War I and the American Intervention (1968).

Born on March 26, 1929, he received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1948. In 1949, he received his M.A. from Yale. From 1950-1957, he was a Soviet analyst for RAND Corporation. In 1951, he received his PhD from Yale. From 1957-1961, he was a CIA Office of National Estimates (ONE) analyst. In the early 1960s, he was a special assistant in the State Department. In the 1970s, he was a senior Foreign Service inspector. From 1980-1994, he was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Garthoff is the author of numerous scholarly papers, books, and has been featured in PBS documentaries. His published titles include The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War (1994), Détente and Confrontation: American-Soviet Relations from Nixon to Reagan (1994), Deterrence and the Revolution in Soviet Military Doctrine (1990), Soviet Military Policy; A Historical Analysis (1966), Soviet Image of Future War (1959).
HARVEY ARTHUR DEWEERD (1902-1979) was an American historian and Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Missouri. He was editor of Military Affairs from 1937-1942 and then Associate Editor of the Infantry Journal. His many writings on military subjects have appeared in numerous foreign military periodicals. He was the author of Great Soldiers of Two Wars (1941), Selected Speeches of George Catlett Marshall (1945) and President Wilson Fights His War: World War I and the American Intervention (1968).