Spetsnaz: Russia`s Special Forces

When the shadowy, notorious Spetsnaz were first formed, they drew on a long Soviet tradition of elite, behind-the-lines commando forces from World War II and even earlier. Throughout the 1960s-70s they were instrumental both in projecting Soviet power in the Third World and in suppressing resistance within the Warsaw pact. As a powerful, but mysterious tool of a world superpower, the Spetsnaz have inevitably become the focus of many `tall tales` in the West. In this book, a peerless authority on Russia`s military Special Forces debunks several of these myths, uncovering truths that are often even more remarkable.