After years out of print, Ralph Peters'
Red Army is available on Amazon in trade paperback (6 x 1 x 9 inches). When I first heard about it, about 13 years ago, it was out of print and all I could get my hands on was a beat-up mass market paperback (the smallest format). At around $18, the new trade paperback is a bit pricey but, IMHO, worth the investment.
I started rereading it last night and it's as good as I remember. If you've never read
Red Army, I recommend checking it out. It's about the opening phase of WWIII in central Europe, told from the point of view of Soviet soldiers, from a lowly private up to a major general. Reading
Red Army inspired the OP of this megathread, an apologetic on the Soviet military of the last decade of the Cold War:
https://forum.juhlin.com/showthread....fense+red+army
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