Hammer and Rifle
Subtitle: The Militarization of the Soviet Union, 1926-1933 (Modern War Studies)
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: September 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780700610372
Subjects: Economic history; European history: from c 1900 -; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship; Warfare & Defence; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; History - Military / War; Military Policy; Soviet Union; Political Science; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; Politics/International Relations; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Military - Other; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Armed Forces; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Appropriations and expenditure; Appropriations and expenditures; Civil-military relations; Defenses
Description: "From 1926 to 1933, a vast transformation swept through the Soviet Union, a massive militarization of society that was as powerful and far-reaching as the Revolution itself. In Hammer and Rifle, David Stone chronicles this transformation and shows why it is so central to our understanding of Stalin's emergence and consolidation of power.".

"Based on new archival sources, Stone's study also provides a cautionary tale about civil-military relations in an increasingly dangerous world. As such, it should appeal to readers well beyond those interested in Russian and Soviet history."--BOOK JACKET.