At the end of my college experience, and (not coincidently) the end of the Cold War, a book came out called Red Army. This is one of those sleeper books that never quite got the attention that such blockbusters as Red Storm Rising got... not because it isn't as good as a Clancy novel, but because it was written from the perspective of the Soviet soldier.
This book is every bit as good as Red Phoenix by Larry Bond, and is much better (I think) than Team Yankee (Harold Coyle) or The Third World War by Gen. John Hackett. I found it among my clutter of old books that had been packed away after the storm... and it is a remarkably good read.
The age of it must mean that it is available CHEAP on something like Amazon used, so if you are looking for a fun "retro" book to read over the holidays, Ralph Peter's Red Army is a good way to go.
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