Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Soviet counterinsurgency in the western borderlands The Soviet counterinsurgency in the western borderlands Alexander Statiev "The Soviet counterinsurgency in the western borderlands investigates the Soviet response to nationalist insurgencies that occurred between 1944 and 1953 in the regions the Soviet Union annexed after… OL18685609W
Caught in the revolution Caught in the revolution Helen Rappaport "Caught in the Revolution is Helen Rappaport's masterful telling of the outbreak of the Russian Revolution through eye-witness accounts left by foreign nationals who saw the drama unfold. Between the… OL19667232W
Russia's military revival Russia's military revival Bettina Renz Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent air campaign over Syria took the world by surprise. The capabilities and efficiency of Moscow's armed forces during both operations signalled to the wo… OL19742304W
Tupolev Tu-160 Tupolev Tu-160 E. Gordon Developed as the answer to the American B-1, the Tupolev Tu-160 was the Soviet Union's most potent strategic bomber. Several project versions were rejected, and a highly controversial contest involvi… OL20052852W
Russian spacecraft Russian spacecraft Robert Godwin The Soviet Union began the space race in 1957 but the legacy of Russian astronautics dates back to the 19th century. A long list of accomplishments places the Russian people in the vanguard of space … OL2881988W
Claws of the Bear Claws of the Bear Brian Moynahan The modern Soviet army is the most powerful enterprise on earth. As the sun sets over the radar crews of Kamchatka, across the Bering Sea from Alaska, it rises on divisions barracked on the formerly … OL488148W
The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995 The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995 Bill Gunston Reference book covering each aircraft and ekranoplan design developed in Russia and the Soviet Union through 1995. Each is covered with a narrative history of its development and limited technical s… OL774280W
The Bear Went Over the Mountain The Bear Went Over the Mountain Lester W. Grau When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, they soon realized that their army had the wrong equipment, the wrong training, and the wrong tactics to fight the Mujahideen. Their premier army tr… OL8357403W