TY - BOOK AU - GLANTZ David M TI - The Soviet conduct of tactical maneuver: spearhead of the offensive SN - 0714640794 (pbk.) PY - 1991/// CY - London PB - Cass KW - TACTICAL KW - MANEUVER KW - SOVIET KW - TACTICAL MANEUVER KW - MILITARY THEORY N2 - This book examines soviet views on tactical manuever within the important operational context. It proceeds from the assumption that the Soviets cannot successfully employ operational manuever until they master techniques for the conduct of tactical maneuver. A number of Soviet works have focused on the role and fuction of forward detachments. These works only briefly address the evolution of forward detachments and then focus on their contemporary use in the manner of Soviet field regulation ER -