[pwc]

Sounds like the book might have been Inside the Soviet Army:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_the_Soviet_Army

http://militera.lib.ru/research/suvorov12/index.html

[smacktoward]

Yep, that is almost certainly the book in question. I have a hardback copy I bought through a used bookseller ages ago. It's a must-read if you're interested in these types of things.

[Gustomaximus]

That's the one. Thanks.