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.

In the years between the Russian Revolution of 1917 and World War II, the Soviet Army underwent dramatic changes in conscription, organization and effectiveness. The Russian Army in World War I had been lacking in leadership and drive, but was transformed by the Soviets into a force to be reckoned with, as evidenced by its crucial victory at Stalingrad. Enhanced by color plates, illustrations and photographs, this book traces the development of the Soviet Army from its Tsarist heritage, through the tumultuous years of the Red Army, to its full modernization in 1957.

In this second volume of a three-part series on the Soviet Armed Forces in World War II, author Nigel Thomas turns his attention to the mid-war period. Focusing on the uniforms and organization of Soviet troops during the campaigns of the Caucasus, Stalingrad and Kursk, this book offers a detailed breakdown of all the armed forces which conducted the valiant defensive campaigns, including the army, air force, paratroopers, navy and NKVD troops. It also covers equipment and insignia and the changes brought about by the new regulations of 1943.

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.

David Glantz examines the Soviet study of war, the re-emergence of the operation level, the evolution of the Soviet theory of operations in depth before 1941, and its application in the European theatre and the Far East between 1941 and 1945.

Bogen er baseret på tusinder af russiske forsvarsministerielle publikationer samt 4 års forskning i USSR til redegørelse for den grundlæggende russiske militærdoktrin og strategi, og bogen beskriver efterkrigstidens militære udvikling i Sovjetunionen og udkom 3 gange. Biblioteket har således tillige både 1. og 2. udg. af bogen. Bogen giver udtømmende oplysninger om Sovjets militære doktriner, de væbnede styrkers organisation, forholdene indenfor militærapparatet, dettes betydning for og i forhold til partiet (parti - militærmagt - samfund), samfundets militarisering, uddannelse og træning i de militære styrker, i civilforsvaret m.v. Tidsmæssigt føres man ind i tiden efter Leonid Brezhnev. - Militærvidenskab; Kernevåben; Atomvåben; Militærorganisation; Ideologi; Samfundsmilitarisering; Militærindustri; Officersuddannelse.