THE SOVIET ARMY 1918 TO THE PRESENT

Author: Albert & Joan Seaton

Publisher: The Bodley Head

Year published: 1986

Pagination: xv + 292pp, illustrations, maps, index

Condition: Page edges browning. Good in d/w

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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 German tank philosophers to their advantage, lessons that left a lasting impression on Soviet High Command. The authors give a precise and detailed account of the development of the Ground Forces, their political and military organisation, their training, tactics and weaponry.