Stumbling Colossus: The Red Army on the Eve of World War

by David M. Glantz

Book Overview

Germany's surprise attack on June 22, 1941, shocked a Soviet Union woefully unprepared to defend itself. The day before the attack, the Red Army still comprised the world's largest fighting force. But by the end of the year, four and a half million of its soldiers lay dead. This new study, based on formerly classified Soviet archival material and neglected German sources, reveals the truth behind this national catastrophe.

Drawing on evidence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700617892
• ISBN13: 9780700617890
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"