Conventional war and escalation
Subtitle: the Soviet view
By: Joseph D. Douglass, Jr. and Amoretta M. Hoeber.
Contributors: Hoeber, Amoretta M.
Series: Strategy papers ;; 37; Strategy papers (National Strategy Information Center) ;; no. 37.
Publisher: Crane, Russak
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Warfare, Conventional.; Nuclear warfare.; Escalation (Military science); Soviet Union -- Military policy.
Description: "Major topics addressed in this monograph include: Soviet interests in conventional capabilities (in particular, sub-unit operations); the advantages which might be derived from a conventional phase (most of which are oriented toward better achievement of an effective, surprise nuclear strike); the characteristics of a conventional phase; and the factors that bear on the timing of the transition to nuclear operations"--Preface.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.