The Military Strategy of the Soviet Union: A History

David M. Glantz

Psychology Press, 2001 - History - 360 pages

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 political-military actions and Soviet writings on the subject of military strategy. Thanks to the policy of glasnost, it incorporates Soviet materials hitherto unavailable in the West. It aims to be not simply a retrospective account of what was, but to form part of the context for what will be in the future.

Contents

• The Civil War and Military Intervention: 5
• The Emergence of Soviet Military Strategy: 29
• Soviet Military Strategy in the 1930s 19351941: 101
• PostSecond World War Soviet Military Strategy: 169
• Future Soviet Military Strategy and Its Implications: 214
• Conclusions: 267
• World War: 306
• Recent Soviet Views on Military: 335
• Postscript: 348

About the author

Colonel David M. Glantz

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Military Strategy of the Soviet Union: A History; Volume 5 of Cass series on Soviet military theory and practice; Issue 5 of Soviet (Russian) Military Theory and Practice Series
• Author: David M. Glantz
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, annotated
• Publisher: Psychology Press, 2001
• ISBN: 0714682004, 9780714682006
• Length: 360 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / General; History / Military / Strategy; History / Russia / General; Political Science / General; Political Science / Public Policy / Military Policy