Since Admiral Sergei G. Gorshkov was appointed to the office of commander in chief of the Soviet Navy in 1956, the Soviet Union has made a massive investment in naval construction, training, and operations. As a result, the Soviet Navy has grown from a coastal defense force to one of the world's two strongest navies. This book offers a detailed assessment of every major aspect of the Soviet Navy, from fleet structure and training facilities to command and control procedures and warfare and intelligence collection capabilities.
Also of Interest -- For Joseph Schiebel (19301976) -- Preface -- The
Tradition, the Service, and the People -- Soviet Naval Tradition -- The
Soviet Naval High Command -- Soviet Naval Personnel and Schools -- The Naval
Infantry -- Equipment -- Submarines -- Aircraft Carriers and Large Surface
Combatants -- Amphibious Ships, Mine Warfare Ships, Corvettes, and Missile,
Patrol, and Torpedo Craft -- The Soviet Naval Auxiliary Force -- Soviet Naval
Aircraft -- Operational Capabilities -- Command and Control -- Antisubmarine
Warfare -- Anticarrier Warfare -- Antiair Warfare -- Soviet Electronic
Warfare and Ocean Surveillance Capabilities -- Soviet SLOC Interdiction --
Soviet Naval Intelligence -- Operations -- Geographic Problems -- The
Northern Fleet and North Atlantic Naval Operations -- The Baltic Fleet -- The
West African Naval Contingent -- Caribbean Naval Activity -- The Black Sea
Fleet and Mediterranean Naval Operations -- The Pacific Fleet -- The Indian
Ocean Squadron -- Soviet Naval Air Operations -- Soviet Naval Responses to
Crises -- Port Visits -- Soviet Access to Port Facilities -- The Future --
Looking Toward the Future
Bruce W. Watson is director of publications at the Defense Intelligence College and is the author of numerous military books, including Red Navy at Sea: Soviet Naval Operations on the High Seas, 1956-1980 (Westview, 1982).
Susan M. Watson received her education at Trinity College and Georgetown University and is currently a free-lance editor and consultant.
