The Soviet Army 1918 To the Present

The Bodley Head. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0370305353 . Hardcover is clean and intact, with no markings. Jacket has very light edgewear, light scuffing, sticker residue on front, 292 pages. Numerous b/w photos. In this volume the authors explore in detail the development of the Soviet ground forces, their political… Read more about this item

London: Bodley Head, 1986. First. hardcover. very good/fine. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. London: Bodley Head, (1986).<br/><br/>

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) Once called the Red Army, the Soviet Army has its roots in the old Imperial Tsarist Army. In the thirties it modelled itself, as far as its political and social composition allowed, on the German Army of the period. During the Second World War they turned the lessons learned from the… Read more about this item

London: Bodley Head, 1986. 1st edition. Near Fine. octavo. dust jacket xv + 292pp., maps, appends., bibliog., indexes, Definitive account of the development of the Red Army from a Revolutionary force to the mighty Soviet juggernaut. Looks at Tsarist origins, StalinÕs influence and the embracing of new technology