The Red Army, 1918-1941 : from vanguard of world revolution to US ally /
Ziemke, Earl Frederick,1922-
London ; New York : Frank Cass,
2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [388]-402) and index.
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 deceived -- The Red Army at bay -- The heartland in peril -- The heartland preserved.
Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡