The USSR in Third World conflicts : Soviet arms and diplomacy in local wars, 1945-1980
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The USSR in Third World conflicts : Soviet arms and diplomacy in local wars, 1945-1980
Cambridge University Press, 1984
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U.S.S.R. in Third World conflicts
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1979
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a thorough and sophisticated study of one of the most critical current issues in world politics. 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.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The USSR in local conflicts: a historical overview
- 3. Soviet power projection: advances in postwar military capabilities
- 4. The case studies: a framework for analysis
- 5. The Yemeni civil war
- 6. The Nigerian civil war
- 7. The Yom Kippur war
- 8. The Angolan civil war
- 9. The Ogaden war
- 10. Conclusions
- Index.
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