Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941

A Military Political History, 1918-1941

AvJohn Erickson

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Del i serien Soviet Russian Military Institutions

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Beskrivning

An objective and documentary history of the earliest origins and formative years of the Workers-Peasants Red Army from the Civil War to the initial disasters of the war with Germany, the Great Patriotic War, culminating in the "battle for Moscow" in November-December 1941.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-04-06
Mått:156 x 234 x 50 mm
Vikt:1 720 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Soviet Russian Military Institutions
Antal sidor:928
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415408608

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Innehållsförteckning

Introduction - the origins of a new army. Part One The revolutionary military command, 1918-1920: the creation of the Soviet military machine; the formation of the Soviet Command, 1918-1920; before the gates of Warsaw, 1920. Part Two Military debates and political decisions, 1921-1926: the struggle for control of the Army; towards collaboration with the Reichswehr; the reign of Frunz and the rise of Voroshilov, 1924-1926. Part Three Foreign adventures and strategic priorities: the Soviet re-entry into the Far East: the problem of Japan and China; military and naval trafficking with Germany; Soviet preoccupations with war. Part Four The politics of mechanization: the reaction to threats from east and west; a brief triumph, 1934-1935; plots and counter-plots. Part Five The military purge and the reconstruction of command: the killings, 1937; exeunt omnes...; the race with time, 1939-1940. Part Six The beginning of the ordeal, 1941: we are being fired on. What shall we do?; the battle for Moscow - November-December 1941; the prospect.