Items related to Military Objectives in Soviet Foreign Policy
This study concentrates on the military roots of Soviet policy. It concentrates on how planning for the contingency of a world war shapes and distorts Soviet policy while producing a military posture and structure of forces that appear to the West as being far in excess of any legitimate defense needs. The focus is on the military-technical aspects of doctrine, which is the responsibility of the military to implement. The study does not dwell on the decisions that the Soviet political leaders would face in the course of a war except to note how the hierarchy of objectives would influence those decisions.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherBrookings Institution Press
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 081575552X
- ISBN 13 9780815755524
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages530
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Military Objectives in Soviet Foreign Policy
Published by
Brookings Institution
(1987)
ISBN 10: 081575552X
ISBN 13: 9780815755524
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 530 pp, hardbound, 1st printing, F/F, like new -- no creases, no markings, no soiling, no folds -- NOT EXLIB, mylar protected. Seller Inventory # 10145
Buy Used
US$ 45.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Military Objectives in Soviet Foreign Policy
Published by
Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
(1987)
ISBN 10: 081575552X
ISBN 13: 9780815755524
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing [Stated]. 24 cm. xiv, 530 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Index. Minor wear, soiling, and small edge tear to top rear of DJ. Michael Kane MccGwire OBE (9 December 1924 - 26 March 2016) was a British international relations specialist known for his work on Cold War geopolitics and Soviet naval strategy. A former Royal Navy commander, he was Professor of Maritime and Strategic Studies at Dalhousie University in Canada and then a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. He was a well-known critic of nuclear deterrence theory. In 1952 MccGwire joined GCHQ to develop naval intelligence on the Soviet Navy and in 1956-58 served as an assistant naval attaché at the British embassy in Moscow. Under constant surveillance, he still managed to travel within the USSR and provided various military intelligence before modern satellite data was available. He also started building up his knowledge of Soviet geopolitics. It was his time in the US, working on a multi-national staff, that opened MccGwire's eyes to what one can achieve when unconstrained by deeply ingrained service deference and loyalties. At that point he realized that he wanted to join an international organization such as the UN. In 1979 he became a Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institution, a highly respected think-tank in Washington DC, USA. It was here, at a time when the 'second Cold War' was underway, that MccGwire wrote Military Objectives in Soviet Foreign Policy. This was a seminal work, as it focused on the Soviet viewpoint and way of thinking, based on extensive analysis of Russian sources of information. This study concentrates on the military roots of Soviet policy. It concentrates on how planning for the contingency of a world war shapes and distorts Soviet policy while producing a military posture and structure of forces that appear to the West as being far in excess of any legitimate defense needs. The focus is on the military-technical aspects of doctrine, which is the responsibility of the military to implement. The study does not dwell on the decisions that the Soviet political leaders would face in the course of a war except to note how the hierarchy of objectives would influence those decisions. Seller Inventory # 31587
Buy Used
US$ 55.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Military Objectives in Soviet Foreign Policy
Published by
Brookings Institution
(1987)
ISBN 10: 081575552X
ISBN 13: 9780815755524
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:081575552X. Seller Inventory # 9924640
Buy Used
US$ 60.37
Convert currency