IIRC, Red Storm Rising was co-written with Larry Bond, but kept that part quiet. That would make some sense, as the book does have similarities to Bond’s style of conflict development.
I did not know it. However when I was a DIA back then, it was part of the required reading list for the ‘new intel analyst’ course for all new DIA folks. As an Army Captain I had already read it and told the folks to not fluff it off as it gave a good picture of what could happen and that the NATO/Warsaw Pact ground combat forces information was extremely accurate.