Red Storm Rising - A Primer for a Future Conventional War in Central Europe

Abstract

RED STORM RISING by Tom Clancy has been critically acclaimed as presenting an authentic vision of modern war. This paper takes a critical look at the influence of the Soviet military in the political-strategic decisionmaking process, various Soviet command and control processes, and aspects of Soviet doctrine and behavior as depicted by Clancy in the land campaign of his novel. These areas are compared and contrasted utilizing the Battle of Kursk as a historical model and contemporary theoretical studies that purport describe Soviet doctrine and intentions. The product is an assessment of RED STORM RISING's utility as a primer for predicting the Soviet's prosecution of a future war in Central Europe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195010

Entities

People

  • Leroy B. Outlaw

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Arms Control
  • Central Europe
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Europe
  • European Communities
  • Geography
  • Germany
  • Guided Missiles
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control