The Collapse of the Soviet Military

In this book, a distinguished United States Army officer and scholar traces the rise and fall of the Soviet military, arguing that it had a far greater impact on Soviet politics and economic development than was perceived in the West. Drawing on interviews with key actors in the Soviet Union before, during, and after its collapse in 1991, General William E. Odom tells a riveting and important story.

William E. Odom retired in 1988 as a lieutenant general in the United States Army and as director of the National Security Agency. He is currently director of national security studies at the Hudson Institute and an adjunct professor of political science at Yale University.

List of Illustrations

vi

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

ix

List of Abbreviations

xii

The Soviet Philosophy of War

1

(15)

Party, State, and Military Structure

16

(22)

How the Military Was Manned

38

(11)

The Permanent War Economy

49

(16)

Military Strategy

65

(23)

Deciding to Change Course

88

(30)

Defensive Doctrine and Arms Reductions

118

(29)

Glasnost and the Public Debate

147

(26)

Legislating Military Reform

173

(30)

The Intractable Party-Military Connection

203

(20)

The Intractable Military-Industrial Sector

223

(21)

The Army and Maintaining Domestic Order

244

(28)

From Force Reductions to Disintegration

272

(33)

The August Crisis

305

(42)

Illusions of Another Chance

347

(28)

The Illusion of the CIS Armed Forces

375

(13)

Conclusion

388

(17)

Chronology

405

(8)

Biographical Reference

413

(8)

Notes

421

(58)

Bibliography

479

(20)

Index

499

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The Collapse of the Soviet Military

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