Blitzkrieg and the Russian Art of War

A cutting-edge investigation of how Russia makes war.Russian strategy in the twenty-first century has been described in terms of 'hybrid' warfare, an approach characterised by measures short of war, such as cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. But as the invasion of Ukraine has brutally demonstrated, conventional armed violence remains a key element of Russian power.In Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war, Andrew Monaghan offers a high-level view of Russian thinking about warfare. Drawing on extensive Russian sources, he addresses important questions that have been overlooked by most Western commentators: what is the military leadership's distinctive idea of twenty-first-century blitzkrieg? How does it understand holistic territorial defence? How does it manage the shifting balance between offence and defence?Introducing key concepts from Russian military thinking, Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war is a crucial resource for understanding Russia's resurgent role on the global stage and the devastating threat the country poses to the international order.

About the author

Andrew Monaghan is Academic Visitor at St Antony's College, Oxford and a Senior Research Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Monaghan, Monaghan Andrew
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781526164520
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6452-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Russian Strategy and Power
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Russia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, International Relations, Defence strategy, planning & research, Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, Theory of warfare & military science, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet