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Spetsnaz A History of the Soviet and Russian Special Forces

Hardcover • 2024 • English

Spetsnaz A History of the Soviet and Russian Special Forces

By Tor Bukkvoll

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About the book

In January 1951, Lieutenant Evgeniy Borisov was sent to the headquarters of the Soviet 5th Army in Spassk-Dalnii, a small city in the Russian Far East. Borisov was there on a secret mission. Together with his superior, Major Rusinov, his job was to establish the 91st Special Forces Company. The 91st was to be one of forty-six similar units spread out across the Soviet Union. The new forces were called “spetsnaz”—short for spetsnialnoe naznachenie, which translates to “special purpose.” In Spetsn...Show more

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ISBN

9780700637911

Publisher

University Press of Kansas

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

Spetsnaz A History of the Soviet and Russian Special Forces

Format

Hardcover

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