This book analyzes the historical and contemporary political roles of armies in the majority of the world's Communist countries. It discusses the problems faced and overcome by Communist parties in the creation and development of legitimate and effective armies.
1. Toward a Typology of communist Civil-Military Relations
2. The Soviet Army
3. The Chinese Army
4. The Cuban Army
5. The Vietnamese Army
6. The Yugoslav Army
7. The Polish Army
8. The Czechoslovak Army
9. The Romanian Army
10. The Mongolian Army
11. The Chinese Militia
12. Conclusion
Jonathan R. Adelman, editor, is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver. He has written The Revolutionary Armies (1980) and will edit a companion volume, Terror and Communist Politics (1982), for Westview. His articles have appeared in a number of journals, including Survey, Armed
