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When the shadowy; notorious Spetsnaz were first formed; they drew on a long Soviet tradition of elite; behind-the-lines commando forces from World War II and even earlier. Throughout the 1960s-70s they were instrumental both in projecting Soviet power in the Third World and in suppressing resistance within the Warsaw pact. As a powerful; but mysterious tool of a world superpower; the Spetsnaz have inevitably become the focus of many 'tall tales' in the West. In this book; a peerless authority on Russia's military Special Forces debunks several of these myths; uncovering truths that are often even more remarkable. Now; since the chaotic dissolution of the USSR and the two Chechen Wars; Russian forces have seen increasing modernization; involving them ever more in power-projection; counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism and the Spetsnaz have been deployed as a spearhead in virtually all of these operations. This book offers a unique; absorbing guide to the secrets of the Spetsnaz; their most noteworthy missions and personalities; but is also packed with details such as orders-of-battle; equipment and operational doctrine.