Covers uniforms; insignia; decorations and other militaria of the Soviet agencies of State Security and Internal Forces. The 300 color photographs are accompanied by highly detailed captions tracing the evolution of official regulations and unofficial practices. They show the uniforms and insignia of the State Security service; the Frontier Guards; Police forces; the Interior Ministry's troops and special forces. A short section; of particular value to collectors and researchers; illustrates the insignia of a number of other uniformed organizations which have often been misidentified as military or security items.
#5383942 in Books Brassey's (UK) Ltd 2005-10-19Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 12.25 x 8.75 x .75l; #File Name: 1857531736144 pages
Review
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Lack of color printsBy Amin IbrahimWhile the book is well written and very informative; it is sorely lacking in color plates. Color plates are essential in a book dealing with uniforms. Black and white pictures just don't cut it for uniform descriptions. There are only about 5 or six color plates in the entire thing.Amin