Rethinking the Soviet Navy

Authors

J.S. Breemer

Abstract

Some years ago then Secretary of Defense Schlesinger paraphrased Winston Churchill's oft­cited characterization of the Soviet Union to describe the Soviet Fleet "as u force, ... that is to some degree a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma," 1 In an effort to unravel the "riddle" of the Soviet Fleet, Western analysts have, over the past 15 years or so, evolved a structure of related concepts and propositions that have lent a sense of coherence and meaning to the evolving role of the Soviet Navy.

Recommended Citation

Breemer, J.S. (1981) "Rethinking the Soviet Navy," Naval War College Review: Vol. 34: No. 1, Article 2.
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