{"product_id":"2940148376071","title":"Soviet Night Operations in World War II","description":"One of the more perplexing problems contemporary military planners face is that of conducting\u003cbr\u003enight operations. Psychologically, night has always been a realm of the unknown and the uncertain,\u003cbr\u003emagnified by imagination. While dealing with this psychological barrier to the conduct of battle at\u003cbr\u003enight, the soldier must also cope with a myriad of more tangible problems. Coordination of forces\u003cbr\u003ein battle at night tests the mettle of the most proficient leader and the most highly trained force.\u003cbr\u003eYet, the fact is that those armies that can operate successfully at night have a marked advantage\u003cbr\u003eover adversaries who cannot\u003cbr\u003eThus study examines the extensive experiences of the Soviet Army as It struggled to master the\u003cbr\u003enight. Driven by necessity to operate in the relative safety of darkness, the Soviet Army in World\u003cbr\u003eWar II learned to capitalize on night operations and to exploit that capability in its quest for victory\u003cbr\u003eover the German Army. The Soviets have not forgotten that experience, and since the war, they\u003cbr\u003ehave emphasized the advantages of night combat. As they train for night operations. they closely\u003cbr\u003estudy the experiences of World War II in the belief that certain basic techniques and conditions of\u003cbr\u003ebattle transcend time and the vagaries of technological change.\u003cbr\u003eContemporary technology offers the soldier a growing array of equipment with which to overcome\u003cbr\u003ethe barriers of darkness. An impulsive soldier might embrace new technology and consider\u003cbr\u003ethe problems associated with operating at night overcome. A more thoughtful soldier will find that\u003cbr\u003enew tools and advanced technology provide only partial solutions and that experience, study, and\u003cbr\u003epractice cannot be Ignored if one is to understand the essence of night combat. I hope that tr,rs\u003cbr\u003eLeavenworth Paper will add to the reservoir of understanding the soldier needs to deal successfully\u003cbr\u003ewith the complexities of night operations.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072645054704,"sku":"2940148376071","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148376071_p0.jpg?v=1763708509","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148376071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}