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The Russian way of war : operational art, 1904-1940

Title
The Russian way of war : operational art, 1904-1940 / Richard W. Harrison.
Author
Harrison, Richard W., 1952-
Publication
Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2001.

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Description
xi, 351 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
"From the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, through World War I and the civil war, and up to the eve of World War II, modern operational art grew from theoretical speculations by a small group of officers to become a critical component of the Soviet art of war. In this first comprehensive treatment of the subject, Richard Harrison shows how this theory emerged and developed to become - despite radically different political settings and levels of technology - essential to the Red Army's victory over Germany in World War II." "Drawing upon a wide range of sources, including memoirs, theoretical works, and materials from the Russian military archives (many presented here for the first time), Harrison traces the debates within the Russian and Soviet armies that engaged such theorists as Neznamov, Svechin, Triandafillov, and Isserson. The end result is an exemplary military intellectual history that helps illuminate a critical element in the "Russian way of war.""--Jacket.
Series Statement
Modern war studies
Uniform Title
Modern war studies
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Operational art (Military science) > History > 20th century
  • Military art and science > Russia > History > 20th century
  • Military art and science > Soviet Union > History
  • Military art and science
  • Operational art (Military science)
  • Sicherheitspolitik
  • Oorlogvoering
  • Strategie
  • Geschichte 1904-1917
  • Geschichte 1917-1940
  • Russia > History, Military > 20th century
  • Soviet Union > History, Military
  • Russia
  • Soviet Union
  • Russland
  • Sowjetunion
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Military history.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p.305-338) and index.
Contents
Twilight of empire, 1904-1917 -- Wars within and without, 1918-1920 -- The birth of a theory, 1921-1929 -- Maturation, 1930-1936 -- The road to war, 1937-1940.
ISBN
  • 070061074X
  • 9780700610747
LCCN
00047775
OCLC
  • ocm45129321
  • 45129321
  • SCSB-1210438
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library