Bloomsbury Academic Civil Defense in the Soviet Union

Review ?A Russian-born writer, former special agent in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps and now on the staff of the Rand Corporation, acquaints the general reader with the Soviet civil defense program and with the military and political reasons behind it. ... Appendixes outline the two basic civil defense training courses for the Soviet population.?-Booklist ?Mr. Goure, in his book, has produced an impressive array of published documentary evidence to demonstrate that--on paper, at least--the Soviet Union has been engaged in an extensive and expanding civil defense program which has already resulted in a significant capability. ... Although the author's claims are qualified enough, the validity of some of his conclusions about the effectiveness of the program may be open to question. ... Mr. Goure has performed a useful service in describing the Soviet concept of civil defense.?-Saturday Review "A Russian-born writer, former special agent in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps and now on the staff of the Rand Corporation, acquaints the general reader with the Soviet civil defense program and with the military and political reasons behind it. ... Appendixes outline the two basic civil defense training courses for the Soviet population."-Booklist "Mr. Goure, in his book, has produced an impressive array of published documentary evidence to demonstrate that--on paper, at least--the Soviet Union has been engaged in an extensive and expanding civil defense program which has already resulted in a significant capability. ... Although the author's claims are qualified enough, the validity of some of his conclusions about the effectiveness of the program may be open to question. ... Mr. Goure has performed a useful service in describing the Soviet concept of civil defense."-Saturday Review About the Author ure /f Leon