DALE R. HERSPRING is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Kansas State University. A former Foreign Service Officer, he is author of The Soviet High Command, 1967–1989: Personalities and Politics and East German Civil-Military Relations: The Impact of Technology.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. The 1920sI. Devising a New Military Doctrine: Offense vs. DefenseII. Deciding on a Force Structure: The Debate about a MilitiaIII. How to Deal with Non-Russians: The Question of National ArmiesIV. Red or Expert: Personnel IssuesPart II. The Gorbachev PeriodV. Getting Control of Military DoctrineVI. Restructuring the Armed Forces: How Professional a Military?VII. The Revival of National Military ForcesVIII. Cadre and PartyPart III. Toward a Russian ArmyIX. The Post-Coup Period and the Commonwealth of Independent StatesX. The Russian Army Faces and Uncertain FutureConclusionNotesIndex

DALE R. HERSPRING is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Kansas State University. A former Foreign Service Officer, he is author of The Soviet High Command, 1967–1989: Personalities and Politics and East German Civil-Military Relations: The Impact of Technology.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. The 1920sI. Devising a New Military Doctrine: Offense vs. DefenseII. Deciding on a Force Structure: The Debate about a MilitiaIII. How to Deal with Non-Russians: The Question of National ArmiesIV. Red or Expert: Personnel IssuesPart II. The Gorbachev PeriodV. Getting Control of Military DoctrineVI. Restructuring the Armed Forces: How Professional a Military?VII. The Revival of National Military ForcesVIII. Cadre and PartyPart III. Toward a Russian ArmyIX. The Post-Coup Period and the Commonwealth of Independent StatesX. The Russian Army Faces and Uncertain FutureConclusionNotesIndex

DALE R. HERSPRING is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Kansas State University. A former Foreign Service Officer, he is author of The Soviet High Command, 1967–1989: Personalities and Politics and East German Civil-Military Relations: The Impact of Technology.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. The 1920sI. Devising a New Military Doctrine: Offense vs. DefenseII. Deciding on a Force Structure: The Debate about a MilitiaIII. How to Deal with Non-Russians: The Question of National ArmiesIV. Red or Expert: Personnel IssuesPart II. The Gorbachev PeriodV. Getting Control of Military DoctrineVI. Restructuring the Armed Forces: How Professional a Military?VII. The Revival of National Military ForcesVIII. Cadre and PartyPart III. Toward a Russian ArmyIX. The Post-Coup Period and the Commonwealth of Independent StatesX. The Russian Army Faces and Uncertain FutureConclusionNotesIndex