Stumbling colossus
Subtitle: the Red Army on the eve of World War
By: David M. Glantz ; maps by Darin Grauberger and George F. McCleary, Jr.
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi͡a︡nska͡i︡a Krasna͡i︡a Armii͡a︡ -- History -- World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front; Soviet Union -- History, Military
Description: Drawing on evidence never before seen in the West, including combat records of early engagements, David Glantz claims that in 1941 the Red Army was poorly trained, inadequately equipped, ineptly organized, and consequently incapable of engaging in large-scale military campaigns - and both Hitler and Stalin knew it.

He provides a complete and convincing study of why the Soviets almost lost the war that summer, dispelling many of the myths about the Red Army that have persisted since the war and soundly refuting Viktor Suvorov's controversial thesis that Stalin was planning a preemptive strike against Germany.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-354) and index.