[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

Can't access it for some reason.

The prologue is about a squad of Soviet motorised infantrymen going around Germany, speculating if there would be war.

Probably is then....here is the beginning:

In the heart of a European forest, a young private
dreams of home and rock 'n roll. At command headquarters,
a four-star general pursues a family tradition
of military honor that reaches back centuries. They
could be any two soldiers in the world. It could be any
army—but it's not. The place is the East German border.
The time is tomorrow—and the Soviet Army is about to
attack...
While Western leaders debate the use of nuclear
weapons, the Soviet Army and its Warsaw Pact allies
crash across West Germany, exploiting the NATO armies'
deadly lack of preparation. In a matter of days,
refugees clog the roads and cities are in shambles. The
Soviet Army wages a brutal battle for Europe—even as
the hidden rivalries and divided loyalties within its ranks
begin to emerge.
In this extraordinary, controversial novel, author
Ralph Peters—a U.S. Army intelligence officer specializing
in the Soviet military—takes us inside an army of
dozens of languages and ethnic backgrounds, into the
belly of an armored personnel carrier, the cockpit of a
MIG, and onto the bloody battlefield where sophisticated
tanks duel like ancient, flame-spewing dragons.
From Chief of Staff Chibisov, fighting his ethnic heritage,
to the daring tank commander Bezarin, locked in
an unforgettable duel of wits with a British division, from
bitter veterans of Afghanistan to raw recruits, a host of
vivid characters are swept up in the chaos and drama.
Some will be heroes. Some will die, and others will have
their souls scarred forever.
As the NATO armies make their last, desperate stands
—divided by Soviet maneuvers and their own political
squabbling—RED ARMY thunders to a truly frightening
climax.