Title: Stumbling colossus
Subtitle: the Red Army on the eve of World War
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.
Subjects: Military History, Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945, Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nska︠i︡a Krasna︠i︡a Armii︠a︡, History, Soviet Union, World war, 1939-1945, soviet union, Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡
Places: Eastern Front, Soviet Union
Time periods: World War, 1939-1945