The Red Army, 1918-1941 : from vanguard of world revolution to US ally / Earl F. Ziemke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziemke, Earl Frederick, 1922-

Series:

Cass series--strategy and history ; 7.

Cass series--strategy and history, 1473-6403 ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestianskaia Krasnaia Armiia--History.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--History.

Soviet Union--History, Military.

Soviet Union--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, Or. : Frank Cass, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Supported in large part by evidence released after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this book follows the career of the Red Army from its birth in 1918 as the designated vanguard of world revolution to its affiliation in 1941 with 'the citadel of capitalism', the United States. Effectiveness of leadership and military doctrine are particular concerns here, and Josef Stalin is the dominant personality.On the basis of the Russian Civil War (1918-20), the Red Army began to bill itself as 'an army of a new type', inherently superior to all others. However, in late 1920, the Poles trounce

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Glossary of Terms; List of Abbreviations; The Military Revolutionary Committee; 'All Power to the Soviets'; Birth of the Red Army, War, and Peace; 'In a Fiery Ring of Fronts'; An Armed Camp; The Test of Battle on Three Fronts; The Decisive Battles; Defeat and Victory; Class War and Military Reform; The New Order; The Red Army and the Reichswehr; The Tukhachevskiy Era; Stalin's Military Reform; Approaching the 'Second Imperialist War'; The 'Most Pressing and Deadly Threat'; War Plans

Stalin DeceivedThe Red Army at Bay; The Heartland in Peril; The Heartland Preserved; Conclusion; Code Names; Notes on Historiography; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-76917-6

0-429-23364-7

0-203-60833-X

1-135-76918-4

1-280-05793-9

0-203-49844-5

9780429233647

OCLC:

437056386