Putin's Wars - From Chechnya to Ukraine

The Financial Times - Best books of 2022: Politics ''The prolific military chronicler and analyst Mark Galeotti has produced exactly the right book at the right time.'' The Times A new history of how Putin and his conflicts have inexorably reshaped Russia, including his devastating invasion of Ukraine. Putin''s Wars is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin''s recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of the Russian military and the successes and failures on the battlefield. Thanks to Dr Galeotti''s wide-ranging contacts throughout Russia, it is also peppered with anecdotes of military life, personal snapshots of conflicts, and an extraordinary collection of first-hand accounts from serving and retired Russian officers. Russia continues to dominate the news cycle throughout the Western world. There is no better time to understand how and why Putin has involved his armed forces in a variety of conflicts for over two decades.>

Product details

• Authors: Mark Galeotti, Galeotti Mark, Marcel H. Van Herpen
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781472847553
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-4755-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book; Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, Chechen Republic (Chechnya), Chechnya