Articles on Military History of the Soviet Union, Including - Occupation of the Baltic States, 1991 Soviet Coup D' Tat Attempt, Forest Guerrillas, Western Army (Russia), Khabarovsk War Crime Trials, Revolutionary Military Council (Paperback)

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