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July 1, 2005

The Soviet Bear

"The Bear Went Over The Mountain" by Lester W. Grau is a book I have just read. It is a gold mine on soo many levels. If you want a perfect case study in how not fight Islamofascists. It is also a good book on a clinical tactical analysis of how the Soviet war machine would have stacked up against Western armies. I am reading "Afghan Guerrilla Warfare" by Ali Ahmad Jalali and Lester W. Grau. It is a perfect case study in how not to let the Jihadis win. Oh, I could go on for hours, but I need to help the DW clean. I would love to discuss specifics if anyone is interested.

Posted by CPT 4ever at July 1, 2005 2:10 PM

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I am interested, but let me read the book first. (Thanks for dropping it off, by the way.)

In particular, I would like to cover operations off of the MSRs and how they affected Soviet logistics, and the reasons for the flat learning curve in the Soviet line units.

Also, do you think that the lessons in this book will feed into the training regimen you are going to recommend to your CO when you deploy?

Posted by: Jeff Medcalf [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2005 5:33 PM