Title: All the tsar's men
Subtitle: Russia's General Staff and the fate of the empire, 1898-1914
Description: "All the tsar's men examines how institutional reforms designed to prepare the Imperial Russian Army for the modern battlefield failed to prevent devastating defeats in both the 1905 Russo-Japanese War and World War I. John W. Steinberg argues that the General Staff officers who devised new educational and doctrinal reforms had the experience, dedication, and leadership skills to defend the empire in the new age of warfare but were continually impeded by institutionalized inefficiency and rigid control from their superiors. These officers, he explains, were operating within a command structure unwilling to grant them the autonomy necessary to effect significant reform, which proved disastrous for the army and -- ultimately -- the empire"--Jacket.
Subjects: History, Russia, World War, 1914-1918, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Russia. Generalʹnyĭ shtab, Russia. Armii︠a︡, Military History, Military art and science, Imperialism, Military policy, World war, 1914-1918, soviet union, Military art and science, history, Soviet union, armed forces, Soviet union, military policy, Soviet union, history, military
Places: Russia
Time periods: 20th century, 1801-1917