num_pages: 544
description: In this book, a distinguished United States Army officer and scholar traces the rise and fall of the Soviet military, arguing that it had a far greater impact on Soviet politics and economic development than was perceived in the West. Drawing on interviews with key actors in the Soviet Union before, during, and after its collapse in 1991, General William E. Odom tells a riveting and important story.
language: English
title: The Collapse of the Soviet Military
titlecomplete: The Collapse of the Soviet Military
genres: Nonfiction, Military Fiction, History, Russia
ratings_count: 36
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Marshall D. Shulman Book Prize
publisher: Yale University Press