Soviet Military Power The Annotated and Corrected Version of the Pentagon's Guide
London: Sidgewick & Jackson, 1988. Quarto, red gloss hardback, vi, 160 pp., facsimile of Soviet Military Power with annotations in blue; black-and-white photographs, maps and diagrams throughout. Tail end of spine and lower edges of cover slightly faded and bumped, foxing on endpapers, light spotting on top edged of text block, dust-jacket worn at top edge; otherwise a very good copy. First British edition. A facsimile of the 1987 edition of the United States Government's guide Soviet Military Power (first released in 1981 during the Reagan administration) with detailed annotations by the author clarifying, refuting and amending elements of the content (specific to the time of publication). Gervasi argues against the then government's estimation of the Soviet Union's level of power, suggesting it exaggerated the truth to the public in order to justify its unprecedented spending on defence at the time. Item #4440
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