Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Seaton (Retd.) is the author of many books on Russian military history. His The Russo-German War 1941-45 is one of the most complete and authoritative accounts available, and has appeared in London, New York and Frankfurt. His other works include The Battle for Moscow, Stalin as Military Commander and Stalingrad.Michael Roffe is a talented painter of military subjects who has illustrated many titles for Osprey over the years. His artistic talents span a variety of historical periods; he has illustrated titles relating to the Boer War, the English Civil War, the Napoleonic Wars and the American War for Independence.

• IntroductionThe Tsarist HeritageThe RevolutionThe Birth of the Red ArmyThe Civil WarThe Russo-Polish WarThe End of the Civil WarAn Army without confidenceThe Great PurgesSoviet Expansionism and the Threat of WarThe Russo-Finnish Winter WarThe Trial of Strength - June 1941Moscow 1941StalingradFrom Victory to VictoryThe Far EastThe Soviet ArmyA Modern ArmyUniformsThe Plates

Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Seaton (Retd.) is the author of many books on Russian military history. His The Russo-German War 1941-45 is one of the most complete and authoritative accounts available, and has appeared in London, New York and Frankfurt. His other works include The Battle for Moscow, Stalin as Military Commander and Stalingrad.Michael Roffe is a talented painter of military subjects who has illustrated many titles for Osprey over the years. His artistic talents span a variety of historical periods; he has illustrated titles relating to the Boer War, the English Civil War, the Napoleonic Wars and the American War for Independence.

• IntroductionThe Tsarist HeritageThe RevolutionThe Birth of the Red ArmyThe Civil WarThe Russo-Polish WarThe End of the Civil WarAn Army without confidenceThe Great PurgesSoviet Expansionism and the Threat of WarThe Russo-Finnish Winter WarThe Trial of Strength - June 1941Moscow 1941StalingradFrom Victory to VictoryThe Far EastThe Soviet ArmyA Modern ArmyUniformsThe Plates