Soviet military thought - concepts of war.

Many Americans, including national policymakers and military officers, undoubtedly 'mirror image' Western perspectives of the world onto their Soviet counterparts. In the military command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) area this misguided can lead to incorrect analysis and gross miscalculation of enemy capabilities and intentions. This thesis is an attempt to sensitize the American military officer to a sampling of those cultural and ideological assymetries that can make Soviet approaches to war and C3I decision making radically different from our own. Special emphasis is given to Soviet Marxist-Leninist views on peace, war, and military doctrine and science. Keywords: Soviet military thought, Soviet concepts of war, Soviet military thinking, Soviet war, Soviet military doctrine.