The Military History of the Soviet Union

This volume provides an introduction to the history of the Soviet armed forces from 1917 to 1991. The authors highlight the many facets of the Cold War, including the rise of the Soviet Navy after the Great Patriotic War and the collapse of the Soviet Uni

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The Military History of the Soviet Union

Edited by Robin Higham and Frederick W. Kagan

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The Military History of the Soviet Union

10.1057/9780230108219preview - The Military History of the Soviet Union, Edited by Robin Higham and Frederick W. Kagan

First published 2002 by PALGRAVE™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin’s Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd. (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd.). ISBN 0-312-29398-4 ISBN 0-312-29412-3 (two volume set) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available from the Library of Congress.

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THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION Copyright © Robin Higham and Frederick W. Kagan, 2002. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

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About the Contributors 1.

Introduction Robin Higham and Frederick W. Kagan

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PART I THE FORMATION OF THE SOVIET ARMY AND NAVY 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

The Russian Civil War, 1917–1921 David R. Stone The Russo-Polish War Robert M. Ponichtera and David R. Stone Ideology and the Rise of the Red Army, 1921–1929 David R. Stone Industry and the Soviet Army, 1928–1941 David R. Stone The Rise and Fall of Soviet Operational Art, 1917–1941 Frederick W. Kagan Dress Rehearsals, 1937–1941 Mary R. Habeck The Great Patriotic War: Barbarossa to Stalingrad John Erickson The Great Patriotic War: Rediscovering Operational Art Frederick W. Kagan The Soviet Air Force, 1917–1991 Mark O’Neill The Russian/Soviet Navy, 1900–1945 Christopher C. Lovett

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CONTENTS

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PART II THE SOVIET ARMY AND NAVY IN THE COLD WAR AND BEYOND

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Index

Soviet/Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, 1945–2000 Stephen J. Zaloga The Cold War on the Ground, 1945–1981 Mark O’Neill The Soviet Cold War Navy Ch

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