Stalin's reluctant soldiers : a social history of the Red Army, 1925-1941 / Roger R. Reese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reese, Roger R.

Series:

Modern war studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡--History.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi͡anskai͡a Krasnai͡a Armii͡a.

Sociology, Military--Soviet Union--History.

Sociology, Military.

History.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.

Politics and government.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1936-1953.

Physical Description:

xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [1996]

Summary:

"Caught in the borderlands of party politics and military preparedness, the Red Army endured the crucible of Stalin's purges. Reese tells this extraordinary story with an eye for dramatic detail and hidden irony, making full use of rare memoirs and newly accessible materials from Russian archives. A singular contribution to Soviet military history". -- Von Hardesty, author of Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power, 1941-1945. "An original, persuasive, and important contribution to our understanding of Soviet society". -- Mark Von Hagen, author of Soldiers in the Proletarian Dictatorship: The Red Army and the Soviet-Socialist State, 1917-1930. "A very provocative and engaging book". -- William J. Chase, author of Workers, Society, and the Soviet State.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index.

ISBN:

0700607722

OCLC:

34076217