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Stalin's other war : Soviet grand strategy, 1939-1941 / Albert L. Weeks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weeks, Albert Loren, 1923- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communism--Soviet Union.
- Communism.
- World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1917-1945--Philosophy.
- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union--Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland ; Oxford, England : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Longtime Soviet expert Albert L. Weeks has studied the newly-released information and come to a new conclusion about the Soviet Union's pre-war buildup_it was not precaution against German invasion at all. In fact, Weeks argues, the evidence now suggests Soviet mobilization was aimed at an eventual invasion of Nazi Germany.
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Soviet Expansionist Ideology: Propaganda or Blueprint?; 2 Prewar Diplomacy and the Comintern; 3 The Soviets' Pro-German Posture; 4 Nazi-Soviet Agreements (1939-40); 5 Stalin Prepares for What Kind of War; 6 Stalin's Response to ""Barbarossa""-I; 7 Stalin's Response to ""Barbarossa""-II; 8 Conclusions; Appendix 1 Stalin's Third Speech, May 5, 1941; Appendix 2 May 15, 1941, Memorandum; Appendix 3 Stalin's Speech to the Politburo, August 19, 1939; Appendix 4 Russia's New History Textbooks; Bibliography; Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8185-996-1
- 0-7425-2191-5
- 1-4616-4349-X
- OCLC:
- 854521158
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