Red Navy At Sea : Soviet Naval Operations On The High Seas, 1956-1980 / Bruce W. Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Bruce W.

Series:

Westview special studies on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Westview special studies on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union. Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot--History.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 245 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

This is the only book to offer a detailed chronology of modern Soviet naval operations set within the framework of long-range Soviet foreign and domestic policy. This context is important because it puts the navy in its proper place as a significant cog in the gigantic machinery of Soviet "grand strategy." Commander Watson argues that the Soviet Navy's physical configuration, strategy, and operations reflect a long-term "upgrading" pattern, designed to create an equal-partner status in the total balance of Soviet military forces. Changes in the navy's activities are not merely pragmatic reactions to momentary crises or shifts in world power trends. TTie navy has played an integral part in implementing the four strategic long-range goals of Soviet policy: defense of the Soviet Union, enhancement of its international position, establishment and maintenance of Soviet military superiority internationally, and the promotion of other Communist revolutions. Commander Watson discusses in detail Soviet naval operations in ail of the world's oceans. He provides new insight into the dimensions of Soviet naval presence and port visit activity, using vast amounts of statistical material gathered from his original research. The text is supplemented by maps, photographs, and extensive tabular documentation.

Contents:

Preface

The Development and Purpose of the Soviet Navy

The Atlantic Ocean

Soviet Naval Operations in the North Atlantic, 1956-1980

The Caribbean Sea, 1969-1980

West Africa, 1970-1980

The Mediterranean Sea

Soviet Mediterranean Fleet Operations, 1958-1964

Soviet Mediterranean Fleet Operations, 1964-1973

Role of the Soviet Mediterranean Fleet in the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War

Soviet Mediterranean Fleet Operations, 1973-1980

The Pacific and Indian Oceans

The Pacific Ocean, 1956-1980

The Indian Ocean, 1968-1980

Summary and Forecast

Appendix Tables

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-30924-X

1-000-23736-2

0-429-30402-1

9780429304026

OCLC:

1107880381