The Armed Forces of the Soviet Union

Grechko, A. A. (Andrei Antonovich) Marshal of the Soviet Union. Translated from the Russian by Yuri Sviridov

Published by Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1977

About this Item

First UK edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, two small scraped patches to front and back jacket (removal of old sticky labels?), corners slightly rubbed and bruised. Not price clipped (no published price), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 343pp, illustrated. Andrei Antonovich Grechko (1903-76), was a war hero, Soviet general, Marshal of the Soviet Union and Minister of Defense. Grechko was an active member in the Communist Party, and was a member of the Politburo. As Minister of Defense, Grechko helped modernize the Soviet Army, and was greatly responsible for maintaining the military strength of the Soviet state. As Defense minister, Grechko's most notable idea was his assumption that a Third World War would always go nuclear at some point, and as such he planned that if World War III did begin, to launch all out nuclear strikes against the NATO nations the moment that the war began. For Grechko, nuclear weapons would be weapons of first resort in a world war, not weapons of last resort. The urn containing his ashes is buried by the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. Quite a scarce book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
• Publisher: Progress Publishers, Moscow
• Publication Date: 1977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket by Sergei Alexyev
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good