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[[caption-width:350:TankGoodness, [[ColdWar '80s style]].]]
Breakerchase is a Canadian student majoring in History, and has an interest in military history from 1700 to 1991, particularly the [[ColdWar 1980s during the Cold War]] and the latter half of the 19th century. As such, I do go around and try to fix up stereotypes of the WWII and post-war Soviet military found in the various pages.
!! Suggested books and reading materials for military history and wargaming
!!! 1815-1905:
From [[NapoleonicWars Waterloo]] to [[RussoJapaneseWar Mukden]].
Books:
* Ascoli, David. ''A Day of Battle: Mars-la-Tour''. London: Harrap, 1987. (Tactical-level history of the Franco-Prussian War.)
* Farwell, Bryon. ''Queen Victoria's Little Wars''. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 1972. (Covers Britain's "small wars" from 1837 to 1901, with a focus on the human element.!)
* Farwell, Bryon. ''The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Warfare: An Illustrated World View''. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2001. (Start your inquiries here...)
* Menning, Bruce W. ''Bayonets Before Bullets: The Imperial Russian Army, 1861-1914''. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1992.
[[caption-width:350:TankGoodness, [[ColdWar '80s style]].]]
Breakerchase is a Canadian student majoring in History, and has an interest in military history from 1700 to 1991, particularly the [[ColdWar 1980s during the Cold War]] and the latter half of the 19th century. As such, I do go around and try to fix up stereotypes of the WWII and post-war Soviet military found in the various pages.
!! Suggested books and reading materials for military history and wargaming
!!! 1815-1905:
From [[NapoleonicWars Waterloo]] to [[RussoJapaneseWar Mukden]].
Books:
* Ascoli, David. ''A Day of Battle: Mars-la-Tour''. London: Harrap, 1987. (Tactical-level history of the Franco-Prussian War.)
* Farwell, Bryon. ''Queen Victoria's Little Wars''. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 1972. (Covers Britain's "small wars" from 1837 to 1901, with a focus on the human element.!)
* Farwell, Bryon. ''The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Warfare: An Illustrated World View''. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2001. (Start your inquiries here...)
* Menning, Bruce W. ''Bayonets Before Bullets: The Imperial Russian Army, 1861-1914''. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1992.
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!!! Guerrilla/Unconventional Warfare
* Asprey ''War in the Shadows''
* Asprey ''War in the Shadows''
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* Farwell, Bryon. ''Queen Victoria's Little Wars''. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 1972. (Covers all of Britain's wars "small wars" from 1837 to 1901, with a focus on the human element, and easy to read!)element.!)
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!!! Cold War Gone Hot 1980s:
These are sources which I recommend for anyone interested in NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the Cold War, or anyone interested in the last era of industrial mechanized warfare. I've kept out the more popular books like ''Red Storm Rising'', Surovov's ''Inside the Soviet Army'' and David C. Isby's ''Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army'' since they portray the Soviet military in a stereotyped and inaccurate manner. I also try to say away from sources with an obvious NATO all-powerful bias or those that think too much of having air power and better technology as ''the'' end-alls of military capability.
Books:
* Bellamy, Chris. ''The Future of Land Warfare''. Kent: Croom Helm, 1987. (Don't let the title fool you; the book has good overview on the factors affecting land warfare and the military art of the opposing blocs, plus other land powers like India and the PRC. One would disagree with his conclusions that a European war would regress back into a WWI-like stalemate, at least for the 1980s.)
* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Not recommended; it is '''mandatory''' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR military above the usual Cold War [and Post-Cold War] stereotypes and propaganda.)
* Hands, Jeremy, and Robert [=McGowan=]. ''Try Not to Laugh, Sergeant-Major''. London: Futura, 1984. (HilarityEnsues with the British Army of the Rhine in West Germany.)
* [=McDonough=], James R. ''The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat''. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988. (TheDefenceOfDuffersDrift with the setting switched to the mechanized battlefield of the 1980s, and a mechanized battalion task force over an infantry platoon.)
* Messenger, Charles. ''Combat Roles 3: Anti-Armour Warfare''. London: Ian Allen, 1985. (Has a general overview of NATO tactical defenses, but ignore everything the author says about the Soviets.)
* Peters, Ralph. ''Red Army''. New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989. (The best piece of WWIII fiction around. Focuses on "men in battle" over shiny weapons and technology.)
* Polmar, Norman, and Kenneth J. Moorse. ''Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001''. Washington D.C.: Potomac Books, 2001. (A balanced technical overview on American and Soviet submarines--the U.S. Navy isn't portrayed as being ten feet tall, but is a little weak on the human element.)
* Schofield, Carey. ''Inside the Soviet Army''. London: Headline, 1991. (Published as ''Inside the Soviet Military'' in the United States. This title focuses on Soviet military life in the 1980s. Make sure you don't mistake this for "Viktor Suvorov"'s book.)
Journal articles:
* Glantz, David M. "The Development of the Soviet and Russian Armies in Context, 1946–2008: A Chronological and Topical Outline." ''Journal of Slavic Military Studies'' 23, Issue 1 (2010): 27-235. (Has a general overview of Soviet military developments from the end of WWII to the end of the Cold War. Check out Parts IV and V for the 1980s stuff.)
Online stuff:
* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit How the West Would Have Won]] (Richard N. Armstrong goes into all the details of a Soviet offensive and the NATO defense, and [[ShownTheirWork shows his work]].)
* [[http://dsearch.dtic.mil/search?client=dticol_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=dticol_frontend&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&proxyreload=1&filter=0&getfields=*&q=&num=100&site=default_collection&btnG=Search&as_epq=soviet+army+studies+office&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=pdf&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&sort=&as_lq= Studies from the Soviet Army Studies Office]]
* TRADOC Heavy Opposing Force Handbooks (Published after the Cold War, but based upon a better understanding of a Soviet-style force. Much better than the old FM 100-2 series published in 1984. One purely interested in Cold War/1980s matters can ignore the references to the "future battlefield".)
** [[http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a304379.pdf Operational Art]]
** [[http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a304332.pdf Tactics]]
!!! Dealing with "technological superiority"
Online stuff:
* [[http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/techy.htm Bashing The Laser Range Finder With a Rock]]
* [[http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/fog/fog.htm The Fog and Friction of Technology]]
* [[http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milreview/kipp_grau_mil_theory.pdf Military Theory, Strategy, and Praxis]]
!! Pages which I've started:
* GunkaNoBalzer
These are sources which I recommend for anyone interested in NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the Cold War, or anyone interested in the last era of industrial mechanized warfare. I've kept out the more popular books like ''Red Storm Rising'', Surovov's ''Inside the Soviet Army'' and David C. Isby's ''Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army'' since they portray the Soviet military in a stereotyped and inaccurate manner. I also try to say away from sources with an obvious NATO all-powerful bias or those that think too much of having air power and better technology as ''the'' end-alls of military capability.
Books:
* Bellamy, Chris. ''The Future of Land Warfare''. Kent: Croom Helm, 1987. (Don't let the title fool you; the book has good overview on the factors affecting land warfare and the military art of the opposing blocs, plus other land powers like India and the PRC. One would disagree with his conclusions that a European war would regress back into a WWI-like stalemate, at least for the 1980s.)
* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Not recommended; it is '''mandatory''' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR military above the usual Cold War [and Post-Cold War] stereotypes and propaganda.)
* Hands, Jeremy, and Robert [=McGowan=]. ''Try Not to Laugh, Sergeant-Major''. London: Futura, 1984. (HilarityEnsues with the British Army of the Rhine in West Germany.)
* [=McDonough=], James R. ''The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat''. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988. (TheDefenceOfDuffersDrift with the setting switched to the mechanized battlefield of the 1980s, and a mechanized battalion task force over an infantry platoon.)
* Messenger, Charles. ''Combat Roles 3: Anti-Armour Warfare''. London: Ian Allen, 1985. (Has a general overview of NATO tactical defenses, but ignore everything the author says about the Soviets.)
* Peters, Ralph. ''Red Army''. New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989. (The best piece of WWIII fiction around. Focuses on "men in battle" over shiny weapons and technology.)
* Polmar, Norman, and Kenneth J. Moorse. ''Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001''. Washington D.C.: Potomac Books, 2001. (A balanced technical overview on American and Soviet submarines--the U.S. Navy isn't portrayed as being ten feet tall, but is a little weak on the human element.)
* Schofield, Carey. ''Inside the Soviet Army''. London: Headline, 1991. (Published as ''Inside the Soviet Military'' in the United States. This title focuses on Soviet military life in the 1980s. Make sure you don't mistake this for "Viktor Suvorov"'s book.)
Journal articles:
* Glantz, David M. "The Development of the Soviet and Russian Armies in Context, 1946–2008: A Chronological and Topical Outline." ''Journal of Slavic Military Studies'' 23, Issue 1 (2010): 27-235. (Has a general overview of Soviet military developments from the end of WWII to the end of the Cold War. Check out Parts IV and V for the 1980s stuff.)
Online stuff:
* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit How the West Would Have Won]] (Richard N. Armstrong goes into all the details of a Soviet offensive and the NATO defense, and [[ShownTheirWork shows his work]].)
* [[http://dsearch.dtic.mil/search?client=dticol_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=dticol_frontend&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&proxyreload=1&filter=0&getfields=*&q=&num=100&site=default_collection&btnG=Search&as_epq=soviet+army+studies+office&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=pdf&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&sort=&as_lq= Studies from the Soviet Army Studies Office]]
* TRADOC Heavy Opposing Force Handbooks (Published after the Cold War, but based upon a better understanding of a Soviet-style force. Much better than the old FM 100-2 series published in 1984. One purely interested in Cold War/1980s matters can ignore the references to the "future battlefield".)
** [[http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a304379.pdf Operational Art]]
** [[http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a304332.pdf Tactics]]
!!! Dealing with "technological superiority"
Online stuff:
* [[http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/techy.htm Bashing The Laser Range Finder With a Rock]]
* [[http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/fog/fog.htm The Fog and Friction of Technology]]
* [[http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milreview/kipp_grau_mil_theory.pdf Military Theory, Strategy, and Praxis]]
!! Pages which I've started:
* GunkaNoBalzer
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* [[http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041104102404/http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/red-star/red-star.htm Red Thrust Star]] (Editor recommends the articles written by Lester Grau, Mike Gress, Ron Bonesteel, Michael Orr, Charles Dick and Trevor Waters.)
* [[http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041104102404/http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/red-star/red-star.htm Red Thrust Star]] (Editor recommends the articles written by Lester Grau, Mike Gress, Ron Bonesteel, Michael Orr, Charles Dick and Trevor Waters.)
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* TRADOC Heavy Opposing Force Handbooks (Published after the Cold War, but based upon a better and more sophisticated understanding of the Soviet Army.a Soviet-style force. Much better than the old FM 100-2 series published in 1984. One purely interested in Cold War/1980s matters can ignore the references to the "future battlefield".)
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* Bolger, Daniel P. ''Dragons at War: 2-34 Infantry in the Mojave''. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1986.
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* Connaughton, Richard. ''Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear''. London: Cassell, 2003. (A good general survey of the Russo-Japanese War.)
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* Glantz, David M. "The Development of the Soviet and Russian Armies in Context, 1946–2008: A Chronological and Topical Outline." ''Journal of Slavic Military Studies'' 23, Issue 1 (2010): 27-235. (Has a general overview of Soviet military developments from the end of WWII to the end of the Cold War. Check out Parts IV and V for the relevant bits.1980s stuff.)
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* [[http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041104102404/http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/red-star/red-star.htm Red Thrust Star]] (Editor says to look for recommends the articles written by Lester Grau, Mike Gress, Ron Bonesteel, Michael Orr, Charles Dick and Trevor Waters.)
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* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit?hl=en_US How the West Would Have Won]] (Richard N. Armstrong goes into all the details of a Soviet offensive and the NATO defense, and [[ShownTheirWork shows his work]].)
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* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit?hl=en_US com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit How the West Would Have Won]] (Richard N. Armstrong goes into all the details of a Soviet offensive and the NATO defense, and [[ShownTheirWork shows his work]].))
* [[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B06GppuET3sAcDJDNjNQaFplVkE Initiative Soviet Style]]
* [[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B06GppuET3sAcDJDNjNQaFplVkE Initiative Soviet Style]]
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* Menning, Bruce W. ''Bayonets Before Bullets: The Imperial Russian Army, 1861-1914''. Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1992.
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* Menning, Bruce W. ''Bayonets Before Bullets: The Imperial Russian Army, 1861-1914''. Indiana: Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1992.
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I do not have much interest in modern (after 1991) military affairs, but I ''do'' have an interest in the growth of the [[UsefulNotes/ChineseWithChopperSupport People's Liberation Army]] into a world-class military and the many methods on how to defeat a modern military reckoned by many to be [[YanksWithTanks ten feet tall]].
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* Ascoli, David. ''A Day of Battle: Mars-la-Tour''. London: Harrap, 1987. (Tactical-level history of the Franco-Prussian War.)
* Connaughton, Richard. ''Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear''. London: Cassell, 2003. (A good general survey of the Russo-Japanese War.)
* Connaughton, Richard. ''Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear''. London: Cassell, 2003. (A good general survey of the Russo-Japanese War.)
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* Bellamy, Chris. ''The Future of Land Warfare''. Kent: Croom Helm, 1987. (Don't let the title fool you; the book has good overview on the factors affecting land warfare and the military art of the opposing blocs. One would disagree with his conclusions that a European war would regress back into a WWI-like stalemate, at least for the 1980s)
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* Bellamy, Chris. ''The Future of Land Warfare''. Kent: Croom Helm, 1987. (Don't let the title fool you; the book has good overview on the factors affecting land warfare and the military art of the opposing blocs. blocs, plus other land powers like India and the PRC. One would disagree with his conclusions that a European war would regress back into a WWI-like stalemate, at least for the 1980s)1980s.)
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* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Not recommended; it is '''mandatory''' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR military above the usual Cold War [and Post-Cold War] stereotypes and propaganda)
* Hands, Jeremy, and Robert [=McGowan=]. ''Try Not to Laugh, Sergeant-Major''. London: Futura, 1984. (HilarityEnsues with the British Army of the Rhine in West Germany)
* [=McDonough=], James R. ''The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat''. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988. (TheDefenceOfDuffersDrift with the setting switched to the mechanized battlefield of the 1980s, and a mechanized battalion task force over an infantry platoon)
* Messenger, Charles. ''Combat Roles 3: Anti-Armour Warfare''. London: Ian Allen, 1985. (Has a general overview of how NATO planned to conduct a tactical defense, but ignore everything the author says about the Soviets)
* Peters, Ralph. ''Red Army''. New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989. (The best piece of WWIII fiction around. Focuses on "men in battle" over shiny weapons and technology)
* Polmar, Norman, and Kenneth J. Moorse. ''Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001''. Washington D.C.: Potomac Books, 2001. (A balanced technical overview on American and Soviet submarines--the U.S. Navy isn't portrayed as being ten feet tall, but is a little weak on the human element)
* Schofield, Carey. ''Inside the Soviet Army''. London: Headline, 1991. (Published as ''Inside the Soviet Military'' in the United States. This title focuses on Soviet military life in the 1980s. Make sure you don't mistake this for "Viktor Suvorov"'s book)
* Hands, Jeremy, and Robert [=McGowan=]. ''Try Not to Laugh, Sergeant-Major''. London: Futura, 1984. (HilarityEnsues with the British Army of the Rhine in West Germany)
* [=McDonough=], James R. ''The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat''. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988. (TheDefenceOfDuffersDrift with the setting switched to the mechanized battlefield of the 1980s, and a mechanized battalion task force over an infantry platoon)
* Messenger, Charles. ''Combat Roles 3: Anti-Armour Warfare''. London: Ian Allen, 1985. (Has a general overview of how NATO planned to conduct a tactical defense, but ignore everything the author says about the Soviets)
* Peters, Ralph. ''Red Army''. New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989. (The best piece of WWIII fiction around. Focuses on "men in battle" over shiny weapons and technology)
* Polmar, Norman, and Kenneth J. Moorse. ''Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001''. Washington D.C.: Potomac Books, 2001. (A balanced technical overview on American and Soviet submarines--the U.S. Navy isn't portrayed as being ten feet tall, but is a little weak on the human element)
* Schofield, Carey. ''Inside the Soviet Army''. London: Headline, 1991. (Published as ''Inside the Soviet Military'' in the United States. This title focuses on Soviet military life in the 1980s. Make sure you don't mistake this for "Viktor Suvorov"'s book)
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* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Not recommended; it is '''mandatory''' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR military above the usual Cold War [and Post-Cold War] stereotypes and propaganda)
propaganda.)
* Hands, Jeremy, and Robert [=McGowan=]. ''Try Not to Laugh, Sergeant-Major''. London: Futura, 1984. (HilarityEnsues with the British Army of the Rhine in WestGermany)
Germany.)
* [=McDonough=], James R. ''The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat''. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988. (TheDefenceOfDuffersDrift with the setting switched to the mechanized battlefield of the 1980s, and a mechanized battalion task force over an infantryplatoon)
platoon.)
* Messenger, Charles. ''Combat Roles 3: Anti-Armour Warfare''. London: Ian Allen, 1985. (Has a general overview of how NATO planned to conduct a tactical defense, but ignore everything the author says about theSoviets)
Soviets.)
* Peters, Ralph. ''Red Army''. New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989. (The best piece of WWIII fiction around. Focuses on "men in battle" over shiny weapons andtechnology)
technology.)
* Polmar, Norman, and Kenneth J. Moorse. ''Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001''. Washington D.C.: Potomac Books, 2001. (A balanced technical overview on American and Soviet submarines--the U.S. Navy isn't portrayed as being ten feet tall, but is a little weak on the humanelement)
element.)
* Schofield, Carey. ''Inside the Soviet Army''. London: Headline, 1991. (Published as ''Inside the Soviet Military'' in the United States. This title focuses on Soviet military life in the 1980s. Make sure you don't mistake this for "Viktor Suvorov"'sbook)
book.)
* Hands, Jeremy, and Robert [=McGowan=]. ''Try Not to Laugh, Sergeant-Major''. London: Futura, 1984. (HilarityEnsues with the British Army of the Rhine in West
* [=McDonough=], James R. ''The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat''. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988. (TheDefenceOfDuffersDrift with the setting switched to the mechanized battlefield of the 1980s, and a mechanized battalion task force over an infantry
* Messenger, Charles. ''Combat Roles 3: Anti-Armour Warfare''. London: Ian Allen, 1985. (Has a general overview of how NATO planned to conduct a tactical defense, but ignore everything the author says about the
* Peters, Ralph. ''Red Army''. New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989. (The best piece of WWIII fiction around. Focuses on "men in battle" over shiny weapons and
* Polmar, Norman, and Kenneth J. Moorse. ''Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001''. Washington D.C.: Potomac Books, 2001. (A balanced technical overview on American and Soviet submarines--the U.S. Navy isn't portrayed as being ten feet tall, but is a little weak on the human
* Schofield, Carey. ''Inside the Soviet Army''. London: Headline, 1991. (Published as ''Inside the Soviet Military'' in the United States. This title focuses on Soviet military life in the 1980s. Make sure you don't mistake this for "Viktor Suvorov"'s
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* Glantz, David M. "The Development of the Soviet and Russian Armies in Context, 1946–2008: A Chronological and Topical Outline." ''Journal of Slavic Military Studies'' 23, Issue 1 (2010): 27-235. (Has a general overview of Soviet military developments from the end of WWII to the end of the Cold War. Check out Parts IV and V)
V for the relevant bits.)
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* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit?hl=en_US How the West Would Have Won]] (Richard N. Armstrong goes into all the details of a Soviet offensive and the NATO defense, and [[ShownTheirWork shows his work]])
* [[http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041104102404/http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/red-star/red-star.htm Red Thrust Star]] (Editor says to look for the articles written by Lester Grau, Mike Gress, Ron Bonesteel, Michael Orr, Charles Dick and Trevor Waters)
* [[http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041104102404/http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/red-star/red-star.htm Red Thrust Star]] (Editor says to look for the articles written by Lester Grau, Mike Gress, Ron Bonesteel, Michael Orr, Charles Dick and Trevor Waters)
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* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit?hl=en_US How the West Would Have Won]] (Richard N. Armstrong goes into all the details of a Soviet offensive and the NATO defense, and [[ShownTheirWork shows his work]])
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* [[http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041104102404/http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/red-star/red-star.htm Red Thrust Star]] (Editor says to look for the articles written by Lester Grau, Mike Gress, Ron Bonesteel, Michael Orr, Charles Dick and TrevorWaters)Waters.)
* [[http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041104102404/http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/red-star/red-star.htm Red Thrust Star]] (Editor says to look for the articles written by Lester Grau, Mike Gress, Ron Bonesteel, Michael Orr, Charles Dick and Trevor
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* TRADOC Heavy Opposing Force Handbooks (Published after the Cold War, but based upon a better and more sophisticated understanding of the Soviet Army. Much better than the old FM 100-2 series published in 1984. One purely interested in Cold War/1980s matters can ignore the references to the "future battlefield")
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* TRADOC Heavy Opposing Force Handbooks (Published after the Cold War, but based upon a better and more sophisticated understanding of the Soviet Army. Much better than the old FM 100-2 series published in 1984. One purely interested in Cold War/1980s matters can ignore the references to the "future battlefield")battlefield".)
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!! Suggested books and reading materials for military history
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!! Suggested books and reading materials for military history
history and wargaming
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* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit?hl=en_US How the West Would Have Won]] (Richard N. Armstrong goes into all the details of a Soviet offensive, and [[ShownTheirWork shows his work]])
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* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6dW8opfDld1MMGj1d8EZUcIbdhuDMphCmbDH_T2jiA/edit?hl=en_US How the West Would Have Won]] (Richard N. Armstrong goes into all the details of a Soviet offensive, offensive and the NATO defense, and [[ShownTheirWork shows his work]])
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* Farwell, Bryon. ''The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Warfare: An Illustrated World View''. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2001. (Start your inquiries here...)
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These are sources which I recommend for anyone interested in NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the Cold War, or anyone interested in the last era of industrial mechanized warfare. I've kept out the more popular books like ''Red Storm Rising'', Surovov's ''Inside the Soviet Army'' and David C. Isby's ''Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army'' since they portray the Soviet military in a stereotyped and inaccurate manner. I also try to say away from sources with an obvious NATO all-powerful bias or those that think too much of having air power and better technology as ''the'' end-all of military capability.
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These are sources which I recommend for anyone interested in NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the Cold War, or anyone interested in the last era of industrial mechanized warfare. I've kept out the more popular books like ''Red Storm Rising'', Surovov's ''Inside the Soviet Army'' and David C. Isby's ''Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army'' since they portray the Soviet military in a stereotyped and inaccurate manner. I also try to say away from sources with an obvious NATO all-powerful bias or those that think too much of having air power and better technology as ''the'' end-all end-alls of military capability.
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!!! “Cold War Gone Hot”:
These are sources which I recommend for anyone interested in NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the Cold War, or anyone interested in the last era of mechanized warfare. I've kept out the more popular books like ''Red Storm Rising'', Surovov's ''Inside the Soviet Army'' and David C. Isby's ''Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army'' since they portray the Soviet military in a stereotyped and inaccurate manner. I also try to say away from sources which portray the Americans as all-powerful or those that think too much of having better technology as ''the'' end-all of military capability.
These are sources which I recommend for anyone interested in NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the Cold War, or anyone interested in the last era of mechanized warfare. I've kept out the more popular books like ''Red Storm Rising'', Surovov's ''Inside the Soviet Army'' and David C. Isby's ''Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army'' since they portray the Soviet military in a stereotyped and inaccurate manner. I also try to say away from sources which portray the Americans as all-powerful or those that think too much of having better technology as ''the'' end-all of military capability.
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!!! “Cold War Gone Hot”:
Hot 1980s”:
These are sources which I recommend for anyone interested in NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the Cold War, or anyone interested in the last era of industrial mechanized warfare. I've kept out the more popular books like ''Red Storm Rising'', Surovov's ''Inside the Soviet Army'' and David C. Isby's ''Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army'' since they portray the Soviet military in a stereotyped and inaccurate manner. I also try to say away from sourceswhich portray the Americans as with an obvious NATO all-powerful bias or those that think too much of having air power and better technology as ''the'' end-all of military capability.
These are sources which I recommend for anyone interested in NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the Cold War, or anyone interested in the last era of industrial mechanized warfare. I've kept out the more popular books like ''Red Storm Rising'', Surovov's ''Inside the Soviet Army'' and David C. Isby's ''Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army'' since they portray the Soviet military in a stereotyped and inaccurate manner. I also try to say away from sources
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* Glantz, David M. "The Development of the Soviet and Russian Armies in Context, 1946–2008: A Chronological and Topical Outline." ''Journal of Slavic Military Studies'' 23, Issue 1 (2010): 27-235. (Has a general overview of Soviet military developments from the end of WWII to the end of the Cold War)
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* Glantz, David M. "The Development of the Soviet and Russian Armies in Context, 1946–2008: A Chronological and Topical Outline." ''Journal of Slavic Military Studies'' 23, Issue 1 (2010): 27-235. (Has a general overview of Soviet military developments from the end of WWII to the end of the Cold War)
War. Check out Parts IV and V)
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* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Not recommended; it is '''mandatory''' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR military above the usual Cold War stereotypes and propaganda)
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* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Not recommended; it is '''mandatory''' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR military above the usual Cold War [and Post-Cold War] stereotypes and propaganda)
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* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Not recommended; ''mandatory'' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR military above the usual Cold War stereotypes and propaganda)
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* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Not recommended; ''mandatory'' it is '''mandatory''' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR military above the usual Cold War stereotypes and propaganda)
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* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Anyone wants a military-centric understanding of the USSR beyond the usual Cold War propaganda drivel should read this)
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* Donnelly, Christopher N. ''Red Banner: The Soviet Military System in Peace and War''. Croydon: Janes’ Information Group, 1988. (This is the best book you'll find covering the Soviet military in the 1980s. Anyone wants a military-centric understanding of Not recommended; ''mandatory'' for anyone wishing to understand the USSR beyond military above the usual Cold War propaganda drivel should read this)stereotypes and propaganda)