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Role of the Soviet Union in the Second World War : A Re-examination
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sokolov, B. V. (Boris Vadimovich)
- Series:
- Helion Studies in Military History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soviet Union--History--1939-1945.
- Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
- World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union.
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Soviet Union.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Soviet Union.
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany.
- Soviet Union--Military policy--Economic aspects.
- Soviet Union.
- Local Subjects:
- Soviet Union--History--1939-1945.
- Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
- World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (428 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- : Helion & Company, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book investigates several controversial issues regarding the role of the Soviet Union and the performance of the Soviet government and Red Army, to which the author provides some provocative answers. The primary question explored by the author, however, regards the effectiveness of both the Red Army and of the Soviet military economy. Dr. Sokolov argues that the chief defect of the Soviet military economy was the disproportionate emphasis on the production of tanks and aircraft at the expense of transportation means and the means of command and control. This leads the author to look at th
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Did Stalin intend to attack Hitler?""; ""2. The Battle for Kursk, Orel, and Khar�kov: Strategic Intentions and Results. A Critical View of Soviet Historiography on the Battle""; ""3. The Role of Lend-Lease in Soviet Military Efforts""; ""4. The Cost of War: Human losses for the USSR and Germany, 1939-1945""; ""5. How to Calculate Human Losses during the Second World War""; ""Index""; ""eBooks Published by Helion & Company""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781909384712
- 1909384712
- OCLC:
- 855969675
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