Soviet military theory: an additional source of insight into the development

Thomas W. Wolfe

Expert InsightsPublished 2004

A comparative examination of Soviet military doctrine and strategy as presented in the 1960 and 1964 editions of On Soviet Military Science. The changing emphases in Soviet attitudes toward strategic warfare, relationship between politics and military theory, and the principles of war are discussed.

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  • Year: 2004
  • Pages: 54
  • Document Number: P-3258

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Wolfe, Thomas W., Soviet military theory: an additional source of insight into the development. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2004. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3258.html.
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