{"product_id":"2026100011439-secondhand-tactics-of-the-soviet-army-notes-for-regimental-officers","title":"Tactics Of The Soviet Army: Notes For Regimental Officers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; markings on the front cover, otherwise internally sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the Cold War, when NATO forces were drilling for a conflict that many feared was inevitable, the British Ministry of Defence produced this classified restricted pamphlet to arm its regimental officers with an intimate understanding of their most formidable potential adversary. Tactics of the Soviet Army: Notes for Regimental Officers, prepared under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff and issued in May 1964, presents a detailed and systematic breakdown of Soviet military doctrine, battlefield formations, and operational strategy as understood by British military intelligence at the time. Superseding the earlier Notes on the Soviet Army (WO Code No. 9520) from 1959, this updated document reflects the rapid evolution of Cold War-era threat assessment and the West's urgent need to decode the Red Army's warfighting philosophy.\n\nA rare and historically significant primary source document, this pamphlet illustrates the profound institutional effort undertaken by the British military establishment to understand Soviet combined-arms tactics during one of the most tense decades of the twentieth century. Prepared for practical use in the field rather than academic study, its tone is precise, authoritative, and unambiguous — the language of men preparing for a war they hoped would never come. Stamped Restricted and bearing a Crown Copyright notice, it offers modern readers and historians an unfiltered window into the intelligence and strategic thinking of the Cold War's front line — a chilling reminder of just how seriously the spectre of Soviet aggression was taken.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573393199323,"sku":"2026100011439-SECONDHAND","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e679d205-a3fa-4271-a5ca-0af8ac6a0137.png?v=1791168207","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011439-secondhand-tactics-of-the-soviet-army-notes-for-regimental-officers","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}