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

Abstract

Introduction - the origins of a new army. Part One The revolutionary military command, 1918-1920: the creation of the Soviet military machine the formation of the Soviet Command, 1918-1920 before the gates of Warsaw, 1920. Part Two Military debates and political decisions, 1921-1926: the struggle for control of the Army towards collaboration with the Reichswehr the reign of Frunz and the rise of Voroshilov, 1924-1926. Part Three Foreign adventures and strategic priorities: the Soviet re-entry into the Far East: the problem of Japan and China military and naval trafficking with Germany Soviet preoccupations with war. Part Four The politics of mechanization: the reaction to threats from east and west a brief triumph, 1934-1935 plots and counter-plots. Part Five The military purge and the reconstruction of command: the killings, 1937 exeunt omnes... the race with time, 1939-1940. Part Six The beginning of the ordeal, 1941: are being fired on. What shall we do? the battle for Moscow - November-December 1941 the prospect.