"The purpose of this study is to present to the reader an integrated military picture of the area comprising the countries known as the European Satellites of Soviet Russia. ... Emphasis is placed on the study of armor, the primary offensive ground arm, and, therefore, presently a subject of great interest to the United States."

"May 1953."

Introduction --Soviet influences -- Summary -- Poland -- Introduction -- Poland's Communist army -- Armor -- Summary, conclusions, and general effectiveness -- East Germany and Austria -- Soviet influences -- Military forces -- Armored units -- Summary and conclusions -- Czechoslovakia -- General -- The military establishment -- Armor -- Logistics -- Strategic concepts -- General effectiveness -- Order of battle -- Hungary -- Introduction -- History and characteristics of the country -- Manpower and conscription -- Organization and disposition -- Miscellaneous -- Summary and conclusions -- Rumania -- Introduction -- The country -- The military establishment -- Armor in Rumania -- Armored operations in Rumania -- Summary and conclusions -- Bulgaria -- Introduction -- History and characteristics -- Military establishment -- Ground forces -- Disposition, strategy, and defense -- Miscellaneous -- Summary and conclusions -- Albania -- Introduction -- The country -- The military establishment -- Armor -- Summary and conclusions -- Summary and conclusions -- General -- Military establishments -- Armor.