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020 _a0313277230 (hbk.)
100 1 _aGITZ Bradley R
245 0 _aArmed forces and political power in Eastern Europe:
_bthe Soviet/Communist control system
260 _aWestport, Conn., USA:
_bGreenwood,
_c1992
300 _a193p.
520 3 _aExamines the evolution, nature, and ultimate demise of the system of Soviet control in East European countries. Specifically the book deals with the processes of socialisation and coercion used to bolster the reliability of satellite states armed forces, and tries to explain how these highly pervasive powers failed in a short space of time.
650 _aCIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
650 _aCOMMUNISM
650 _aEASTERN EUROPE
650 _aSOVIET UNION
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_sY
999 _c10491
_d10491