Polish State Railways as a Mode of Transport for Troops of the Warsaw Pact Technology in Service of a Doctrine

The subject of the book is the history of the planned use of Polish railway infrastructure during the Cold War as part of the strategic plans of the Warsaw Pact. Analysing both technical and operational issues related to railway military transportation in a historical perspective, the author present...

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Main Author: Tucholski, Zbigniew (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 2020
Series:Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik. Studies in History, Memory and Politics 35
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