The USSR in Third World conflicts
Subtitle: Soviet arms and diplomacy in local wars, 1945-1980
By: Bruce D. Porter.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Military history, Modern -- 20th century; World politics -- 1945-1989; Soviet Union -- Military policy; Soviet Union -- Military relations -- Developing countries; Developing countries -- Military relations -- Soviet Union
Other titles: U.S.S.R. in Third World conflicts.
Description: "Bruce Porter examines Soviet policy and behaviour in Third World conflicts in the postwar period, focusing particularly on five examples: the Yemeni civil war, the Nigerian civil war, the Yom Kippur war, the Angolan civil war, and the Ogaden war. Aiming to illuminate various complex tactical and operational aspects of the USSR's policy in local conflicts, the author draws on a wide and eclectic range of sources. He pays close attention to the Soviet role as arms supplier and diplomatic actor in relation to both US policy and the dynamics of the local conflict, and he concludes with a careful consideration of the effectiveness of Soviet policy and of the implications for the United States"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1979.