Category: Soviet

The Russian Way of War: Operational Art, 1904-1940

Title: The Russian Way of War: Operational Art, 1904-1940 Author: Richard W. Harrison Genre: Military History Publisher: University Press of Kansas Release Date: 2001 Format: Hardcover Pages: 351 For those interested in the rather dry topic of the evolution of Russian military art prior to World War II, this is an excellent book. This book

The Great Terror: A Reassessment 40th Anniversary Edition

Title: The Great Terror: A Reassessment 40th Anniversary Edition Author: Robert Conquest Genre: General History Publisher: Oxford University Press Release Date: 2007 Format: Hardcover Pages: 608 This is the classic account of Stalin's Great Terror, updated based on greater access to Soviet archives after the fall of the Soviet Union.  Most of the book actually

The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941

Title: The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941 (3rd Edition) Series: Cass Series on Soviet (Russian) Military Institutions Author: John Erickson Genre: Military History Publisher: Frank Cass Release Date: 2001 Format: Paperback Pages: 889 While not exactly a page-turner, this book is an incredibly detailed and well-written history of what it says--the Red Army

High Treason: Essays on the History of the Red Army, 1918-1938

Title: High Treason: Essays on the History of the Red Army, 1918-1938 Author: Vitaly Rapoport (Author), Yuri Alexeev (Author), Vladimir G. Treml (Editor) Genre: Military History Publisher: Duke University Press Release Date: 1985 Format: Hardcover Pages: 436 This is a very interesting account of various episodes in pre-WWII Red Army history. Apparently it was written

Operation Barbarossa: The Complete Organisational and Statistical Analysis, and Military Simulation Volume IIIA

Title: Operation Barbarossa: The Complete Organisational and Statistical Analysis, and Military Simulation Volume IIIA Series: Operation Barbarossa Author: Nigel Askey Genre: Military History Publisher: lulu.com Release Date: 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 718 This book is very similar to the previous-described Volume IIA, but it covers Soviet weapons and units instead of Volume IIA's German ones. 

Stumbling Colossus: The Red Army on the Eve of World War

Title: Stumbling Colossus: The Red Army on the Eve of World War Series: Modern War Series Author: David Glantz Genre: Military History Publisher: University Press of Kansas Release Date: 1998 Format: Hardcover Pages: 408 This is a classic of East Front literature, written by Prof Glantz in response to the claims by "Suvorov" about plans

Russia’s Dead End: An Insider’s Testimony from Gorbachev to Putin

Title: Russia's Dead End: An Insider's Testimony from Gorbachev to Putin Author: Andrei A. Kovalev (Author),‎ Peter Reddaway (Foreword),‎ Steven I. Levine (Translator) Genre: General History Publisher: Potomac Books Release Date: 2017 Format: Kindle Pages: 392 This is an insightful book by a very conscientious, intelligent Russian diplomat that served during and after the fall

The Soviet Partisan Movement, 1941-1944: A Critical Historiographical Analysis

Title: The Soviet Partisan Movement, 1941-1944: A Critical Historiographical Analysis Author: Leonid D. Grenkevich (Author),‎ David M. Glantz (Editor) Genre: Military History Publisher: Routledge Release Date: 2013 Format: Kindle Pages: 405 This book is more of an academic treatise than a military history--I guess the subtitle "a Critical Historiographical Analysis" should have tipped me off

T-34: The Red Army’s Legendary Medium Tank

Title: T-34: The Red Army's Legendary Medium Tank Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones Genre: Military History Publisher: Pen and Sword Military Release Date: 2015 Format: Kindle Pages: 160 This book is a good, quick read about the T-34--its design, manufacturer, evolution, variants (SUs, etc.) use in combat, etc, with plenty of good pictures. At least for the

The Red Army and the Second World War

Title: The Red Army and the Second World War Series: Armies of the Second World War Author: Alexander Hill Genre: Military History Publisher: Cambridge University Press Release Date: 2016 Format: Kindle Pages: 754 This book has been out for a few months now, so I'm surprised that there are no reviews yet...I just finished reading

Love and War: An American Volunteer in the Soviet Red Army – Book 1: 1941-1943 (Love and War: An American Volunteer in the Soviet Red Army)

Title: Love and War: An American Volunteer in the Soviet Red Army - Book 1: 1941-1943 (Love and War: An American Volunteer in the Soviet Red Army) Author: M J Nicholas (Author),‎ Kathryn A Wright (Editor) Genre: Military History Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Release Date: 2013 Format: Kindle Pages: 300 This is a fascinating