For twenty—five years, it was the author's job to watch and examine the Soviet Army for a possible conflict, and to understand the Soviet Army's use of its combat experience. In Richard Armstrong's new book, Red Army Legacies: Essays on Forces, Capabilities & Personalities, eleven essays show how the Soviet Army used its "Red Army Legacy". Among the subjects covered are Part I—Forces; Chapter One—Guards of Destruction; Chapter Two—The Bukrin Drop: Limits to Creativity; Chapter Three—Tank Corps Commander; Chapter Four—Moblie Groups: Prologue to MG: Part II—Capabilities; Chapter Five—Hunting Tongues;Chapter Six—Battlefield Agility: The Soviet Legacy; Chapter Seven—Red Army indicators; Chapter Eight—Repelling Counterattacks and Counterstrikes: Part III—Personalities; Chapter Nine—Nachalnik Razvedki: The Red Two; Chapter Ten—Popel: The Fighting Commissar; Chapter Eleven—Radzievskii: The Thinking Warrior.