Warsaw Pact Ground Forces

Osprey's study of the ground forces of the Cold War (1946-1991). While much has been published on the armed forces of the USSR during the 1980s, surprisingly little is available on the forces supplied by the other member nations of the Warsaw Pact. Rivalling the size of the United States Army, the combined ground forces of the six non-Soviet Warsaw Pact countries totalled over 775,000 active troops, with almost two million ground forces reserves. This book examines the history, organization and uniforms of the often overlooked DDR, Czechoslovak, Polish, Bulgarian, Hungarian and Romanian forces at the end of the Cold War.

List of contents

Introduction
Organisation of the Warsaw Pact
German Democratic Republic
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Bulgaria
People's Republic of Hungary
Socialist Republic of Romania
The Plates

About the author

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.Ronald B. Volstad was born in 1949 in Alberta, Canada, where he still lives and works. His first illustrations were published in 1970; since then he has become widely known for his work in Squadron and Osprey publications and for Dragon Models, and has also worked as a courtroom artist for TV news.

Product details

• Authors: Gordon Rottman, Gordon L Rottman, Gordon L. Rottman, Rottman Gordon L.
• Assisted by: Ronald Volstad (Illustration), Volstad Ronald (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.01.1987
• EAN: 9780850457308
• ISBN: 978-0-85045-730-8
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 228 g
• Illustrations: 55 b/w; 10 col
• Series: Elite; Elite
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / Military / General, History: specific events and topics, Osprey, War and defence operations, War & defence operations