Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941 - A Military Political History, 1918-1941

Informationen zum Autor John Erickson Klappentext An objective and documentary history of the earliest origins and formative years of the Workers-Peasants Red Army from the Civil War to the initial disasters of the war with Germany, the Great Patriotic War, culminating in the "battle for Moscow" in November-December 1941. Zusammenfassung An objective and documentary history of the earliest origins and formative years of the Workers-Peasants Red Army from the Civil War to the initial disasters of the war with Germany, the Great Patriotic War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - the origins of a new army. Part One The revolutionary military command, 1918-1920: the creation of the Soviet military machine; the formation of the Soviet Command, 1918-1920; before the gates of Warsaw, 1920. Part Two Military debates and political decisions, 1921-1926: the struggle for control of the Army; towards collaboration with the Reichswehr; the reign of Frunz and the rise of Voroshilov, 1924-1926. Part Three Foreign adventures and strategic priorities: the Soviet re-entry into the Far East: the problem of Japan and China; military and naval trafficking with Germany; Soviet preoccupations with war. Part Four The politics of mechanization: the reaction to threats from east and west; a brief triumph, 1934-1935; plots and counter-plots. Part Five The military purge and the reconstruction of command: the killings, 1937; exeunt omnes...; the race with time, 1939-1940. Part Six The beginning of the ordeal, 1941: we are being fired on. What shall we do?; the battle for Moscow - November-December 1941; the prospect.

Product details

• Authors: John Erickson
• Assisted by: John Erickson (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.04.2006
• EAN: 9780415408608
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40860-8
• No. of pages: 928
• Series: Cass Series on Soviet (Russian; Soviet Russian Military Institutions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Eastern Europe, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, Politics & government, Politics and government