The Military Strategy of the Soviet Union: A History

by David M. Glantz

Book Overview

Armed revolution and civil war gave birth to the Soviet Union, world War II propelled it to global pre-eminence, and the Cold War contributed to the Soviet Union's demise. Given Marxism-Leninism's idological preoccupation with war and threats of war, it is understandable that the spectre of war should play a vital role in the life and fate of the Soviet state.

This study of Soviet military strategy is based upon the twin pillars of Soviet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714682004
• ISBN13: 9780714682006
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"