Dr Turbiville posits there is a high correlation between Soviet Union planner’s studies of Soviet partisan operations in World War II and how the USSR sponsored and supported insurgencies throughout the Cold War period. He effectively argues that this mindset ‘constituted the base upon which Soviet and Russian guerrilla operations and support approaches and techniques were developed’ in the 60 years since World War II. Turbiville clearly identifies how the Soviet perspective on the effectiveness of guerrilla operations ‘constituted the most frequent means of shaping the course of military actions in low intensity conflict.’ Implicit in this paradigm is the critical link between Soviet special operations type units and partisan or guerrilla activities.
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