John Kettler Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I found this while trying to help ErikinWest with his Soviet naval infantry problem. Call me blown away! http://www.redarmystudies.net/index_sort.htm Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 So you've never ever seen the link in Andreas' sig line? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Sergei, Seen it? Yes. Grokking the significance? Nyet! Call it the high price of being otherwise engaged. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grisha Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Glad to see you found it useful, John 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted January 14, 2006 Author Share Posted January 14, 2006 Grisha, I used to know a guy at Rockwell who was going for a Ph.D. in Russian Area Studies at Georgetown University. The dissertation was on the history of Soviet strategic air defense. Imagine a spook (ex CIA and DIA) who looked like a Botticelli cherub and delighted in earthy Russian limericks and jokes. Used to bring copies of Vestnik PVO, Vizh, etc. to work and regale me with tales of the Soviet response to the Zeppelin threat. People who visited his apartment said it basically consisted of corridors through huge stacks of such magazines and books (used to get Library of Congress discards). It was through his library contacts at Rockwell (he spearheaded ordering Soviet pubs from Victor Kamkin) that I was able to get some real treasures, including the fifty year GPW commemorative book, Na Strazy Mira I Sotsializma, a border guard book, the Artillery Officer's Handbook, the Ocean Shield book, and a book on the Czech military. The high resolution color photography of the SA-13, HIND F, etc. was far better than what I had in my classified intel pubs at the time, so my colleagues and I had a field day when the books came. he gave me some books on the history of Soviet aviation developments, too. Memories! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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