Military History Of The Soviet Union, The

Description:
Volume two of the set provides an introduction to the history of the Soviet armed forces from 1917 to 1991.The sixteen chapters show how the Bolsheviks survived the end of the First World War, the struggles against the White Armies and the Poles, the Leninist, Trotskyite, and Stalinist reconstructions, the Red Air Force, the Five-Year Plans, and more. Robin Higham and Frederick W. Kagan highlight the many facets of the Cold War, including the rise of the Soviet Navy after the Great Patriotic War, the disaster in Afghanistan, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Review:
'...a handy one-volume military history of the Soviet Union that will delight enthusiasts and assist instructors.' - Dr. Matthew R. Schwonek, Air and Space Power Journal

Table of Contents:
Introduction; F.W.Kagan & R.Higham PART I: THE FORMATION OF THE SOVIET ARMY AND NAVY The Russian Civil Wars, 1917-1921; D.Jones The Russo-Polish War; R.Ponichtera & D.Stone Ideology and the Rise of the Red Army, 1917-1929; D.Stone Industry and the Rise of the Red Army, 1929-1941; D.Stone The Rise and Fall of Soviet Operational Art, 1917-1941; F.W.Kagan Dress Rehearsals, 1937-1941; M.Habeck The Great Patriotic War, Barbarossa to Stalingrad; J.Erickson The Great Patriotic War, Rediscovering Operational Art; F.W.Kagan The Red Air Force; M.O'Neill The Russian/Soviet Navy, 1900-1945; C.Lovett PART II: THE SOVIET ARMY AND NAVY IN THE COLD WAR AND BEYOND The Cold War, the Nuclear Revolution; S.Zaloga The Cold War on the Ground, 1945-1979; M.O'Neill The Soviet Cold War Navy; C.Lovett Cold War Defeat: Afganistan; S.McMichael The Soviet Army in Civil Disturbances, 1988-1991; S.Blank The Russian Armed Forces in a Democratic Russia: Conclusions and Prospects; W.E.Odom

Author Biography:
ROBIN HIGHAM Professor of History at Kansas State University, USA. FREDERICK W. KAGAN Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the US Military Academy, West Point, USA.