The Military History of the Soviet Union [electronic resource] /
Higham, Robin.editor.
Kagan, Frederick W.editor.
This volume provides an introduction to the history of the Soviet armed forces from 1917 to 1991. The authors highlight the many facets of the Cold War, including the rise of the Soviet Navy after the Great Patriotic War and the collapse of the Soviet Union which marks its twentieth anniversary in 2011.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""About the Contributors""; ""List of Maps""; ""1 Introduction""; ""PART I: THE FORMATION OF THE SOVIET ARMY AND NAVY""; ""2 The Russian Civil War, 1917â€?1921""; ""3 The Russo-Polish War""; ""4 Ideology and the Rise of the Red Army, 1921â€?1929""; ""5 Industry and the Soviet Army, 1928â€?1941""; ""6 The Rise and Fall of Soviet Operational Art, 1917â€?1941""; ""7 Dress Rehearsals, 1937â€?1941""; ""8 The Great Patriotic War: Barbarossa to Stalingrad""; ""9 The Great Patriotic War: Rediscovering Operational Art""; ""10 The Soviet Air Force, 1917â€?1991""
""11 The Russian/Soviet Navy, 1900â€?1945""""PART II: THE SOVIET ARMY AND NAVY IN THE COLD WAR AND BEYOND""; ""12 Soviet/Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, 1945â€?2000""; ""13 The Cold War on the Ground, 1945â€?1981""; ""14 The Soviet Cold War Navy""; ""15 The Soviet-Afghan War""; ""16 The Soviet Army in Civil Disturbances, 1988â€?1991""; ""17 The Military and the State: Contemporary Russia in Historical Perspective""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""
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First published in 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume provides an introduction to the history of the Soviet armed forces from 1917 to 1991. The authors highlight the many facets of the Cold War, including the rise of the Soviet Navy after the Great Patriotic War and the collapse of the Soviet Union which marks its twentieth anniversary in 2011.
History, Modern.
Europe-History.
Military history.
Russia-History.
Modern History.
European History.
History of Military.
Russian, Soviet, and East European History.