Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army, 1948-1983 - Uncertain Allegiance

This study of the tensions of military clientage focuses on Czechoslovakia to explore the ambiguous position of the military forces of East European countries and to show how the military's dual role as instrument of both national defense and the Soviet-controlled socialist alliance" fundamentally affects the interaction of military and political elites in Eastern Europe.

Originally published in 1985.

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Condoleezza Rice

Summary

This study of the tensions of military clientage focuses on Czechoslovakia to explore the ambiguous position of the military forces of East European countries and to show how the military's dual role as instrument of both national defense and the Soviet-controlled socialist alliance" fundamentally affects the interaction of military and political e

Product details

• Authors: Condoleezza Rice
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691612034
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61203-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Political structure & processes, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Military life & institutions, Political structure and processes, Military institutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet