Red Army 1922–41

Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306, Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49, and since then he has published numerous other titles for Osprey. He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK.Stephen Walsh studied art at the North East Wales Institute and has worked as a professional illustrator since 1988. Since then he has illustrated a variety of books and games including Settlers of Catan. His projects for Osprey include such diverse subjects as the battle of Otterburn, the Chinese army from 1937 to 1949 and the US Home Front in World War II.

It is a very well laid out book in the series, that for a modeller would be a focal point for colour schemes and layout, and also for anybody researching or having an interest in this rather stark period of history.

• INTRODUCTIONTHE RED ARMY IN THE 1920s StrengthClandestine contacts with Germany The role of political commissarsCAMPAIGNS IN THE 1920s Anti-Basmachi campaigns, 1920s–30sThe Sino–Soviet War, 1929 The ‘secret invasion’ of Afghanistan, 1929THE RED ARMY IN THE 1930s Expansion and re-equipmentCossacks in the Red Army 1936–41Formation of armoured units, 1922–41Soviet security forces, 1922–41Stalin’s purges, 1934–41CAMPAIGNS IN THE 1930s Far Eastern border clashes: Changkufeng, 1938, and Khalkin Gol, 1939Soviet invasion of Poland, September 1939The Russo–Finnish ‘Winter War’, 1939–40The Red Army in 1941UNIFORMS, 1922–41 HeadgearHelmetsField and service uniformsLegwear and footwearGreatcoats and protective clothingRank and insigniaBranch coloursBranch insigniaSELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY PLATE COMMENTARIES INDEX