The Soviet Armed Forces, 1918-1992: A Research Guide to Soviet Sources
In a compact guide to essential sources, this bibliography covers the Soviet armed forces from the birth of the Red Army and the origins of the Soviet military system to the demise of the Soviet Union. The authors have selected over 1,400 titles that accommodate both wider interests and those of the specialist. Taking accessibility into account, they have provided a wealth of information on sources available in the West.

The bibliography opens with a section on reference sources and the imperial antecedents to the Soviet system. Part Two includes chapters on the Revolution and Civil War, the period from 1922-1940, and the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. In the concluding section, the authors cover the postwar period. The final chapter, Breakthrough Books, includes those works that have radically influenced the perception and discussion of Soviet military affairs.

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The Soviet Armed Forces, 1918-1992: A Research Guide to Soviet Sources
In a compact guide to essential sources, this bibliography covers the Soviet armed forces from the birth of the Red Army and the origins of the Soviet military system to the demise of the Soviet Union. The authors have selected over 1,400 titles that accommodate both wider interests and those of the specialist. Taking accessibility into account, they have provided a wealth of information on sources available in the West.

The bibliography opens with a section on reference sources and the imperial antecedents to the Soviet system. Part Two includes chapters on the Revolution and Civil War, the period from 1922-1940, and the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. In the concluding section, the authors cover the postwar period. The final chapter, Breakthrough Books, includes those works that have radically influenced the perception and discussion of Soviet military affairs.

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The Soviet Armed Forces, 1918-1992: A Research Guide to Soviet Sources

The Soviet Armed Forces, 1918-1992: A Research Guide to Soviet Sources

by Ljubica Erickson
The Soviet Armed Forces, 1918-1992: A Research Guide to Soviet Sources

The Soviet Armed Forces, 1918-1992: A Research Guide to Soviet Sources

by Ljubica Erickson

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In a compact guide to essential sources, this bibliography covers the Soviet armed forces from the birth of the Red Army and the origins of the Soviet military system to the demise of the Soviet Union. The authors have selected over 1,400 titles that accommodate both wider interests and those of the specialist. Taking accessibility into account, they have provided a wealth of information on sources available in the West.

The bibliography opens with a section on reference sources and the imperial antecedents to the Soviet system. Part Two includes chapters on the Revolution and Civil War, the period from 1922-1940, and the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. In the concluding section, the authors cover the postwar period. The final chapter, Breakthrough Books, includes those works that have radically influenced the perception and discussion of Soviet military affairs.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313290718
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 02/06/1996
Series: Research Guides in Military Studies , #8
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile: 910L (what's this?)

About the Author

JOHN ERICKSON is Professor Emeritus and Director of Defense Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Soviet High Command, 1918-1941.

LJUBICA ERICKSON has worked with John Erickson over many years, researching, editing, and translating Russian materials on Russian and Soviet military history.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Archive Guides
Imperial Antecedents
Biographies and Memoirs
Reference, Dictionaries
Biblioteka Ofitsera
Military Manuals, Field Regulations
Revolution and Civil War
Military Reform, Doctrine, Operations, 1922-1940
The Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945
The Nuclear Age
The Army and the Party
Overview
"Breakthrough Books," 1944-1994
Name Index
Subject Index

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