World War II Soviet Armed Forces (1) - 1939-41

Informationen zum Autor NIGEL THOMAS PhD is an accomplished linguist and military historian, formerly at Northumbria University, now a freelance military author, translator and military uniform consultant. His interests are 20th-century military and civil uniformed organizations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He has written widely for Osprey with titles such as MAA 518 Polish Legions 1914–19 and Elite 227 Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918–20. He was awarded a PhD for the study of the Eastern enlargement of NATO. Darko Pavlovic was born in 1959 and currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. A trained architect, he now works as a full-time illustrator and writer, specializing in militaria. Darko has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Men-at-Arms 282: 'Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941–45'. Klappentext This book is a detailed analysis of the Soviet Army at the outbreak of World War II, including the Red Army's campaigns against Japan on the Manchurian plains as well as in Finland. It covers the Red Army's first operations during Operation Barbarossa when the Red Army was forced to defend Mother Russia against the German onslaught. It offers a breakdown of all the armed forces including the army, air force, paratroopers, navy and NKVD troops. In particular it covers the evolution of uniforms, equipment and insignia with the introduction of new regulations in 1935 and 1940.A detailed analysis of the Soviet armed forces at the outbreak of World War II with a specific focus on uniforms. Zusammenfassung Presents an analysis of the Soviet Army at the outbreak of World War II, including the Red Army's campaigns against Japan on the Manchurian plains as well as in Finland. This book also covers the Red Army's first operations during Operation Barbarossa when the Red Army was forced to defend Mother Russia against the German onslaught. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction /Armed Forces High Command/ Army: recruitment, organization, uniforms, survey of major operations /Navy (same as above) /Air Force (same as above) /NKVD (same as above)...

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Thomas
• Assisted by: Darko Pavlovic (Illustration), Pavlovic Darko (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2010
• EAN: 9781849084000
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-400-0
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Osteuropa, UdSSR, Sowjetunion, 1940 bis 1949 n. Chr., Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Moderne Kriegsführung, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Warfare & defence, HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), USSR, Soviet Union, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era