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The Military History of Tsarist Russia
. Ed(S): Kagan, Frederick W.; Higham, Robin
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Description for The Military History of Tsarist Russia
Paperback. This is the first overview in English of the rise of the armed forces in Russia, from the Muscovite army of the fifteenth century through the Napoleonic wars in 1812-1815. Essays also highlight the ideological conflict between Westernization and Russiafication, and the revolution that brought down the Romanovs in 1917. Editor(s): Kagan, Frederick W.; Higham, Robin. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
The Military History of Tsarist Russia examines Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The volume covers Russia's land forces extensively, but also covers the development of the Russian Navy, and the creation and development of the Russian Air Force - parts of the Russian military machine that are frequently neglected in general writings. The historical analysis addresses the development and function of the Russian military whether in peace or in war, as well as the impact of war and changes in the military upon Russian society and ... Read more
The Military History of Tsarist Russia examines Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The volume covers Russia's land forces extensively, but also covers the development of the Russian Navy, and the creation and development of the Russian Air Force - parts of the Russian military machine that are frequently neglected in general writings. The historical analysis addresses the development and function of the Russian military whether in peace or in war, as well as the impact of war and changes in the military upon Russian society and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230602588
SKU
V9780230602588
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Kagan, Frederick W.; Higham, Robin
FREDERICK W. KAGEN is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. ROBIN HIGHAM is Professor of History at Kansas State University.
Reviews for The Military History of Tsarist Russia
'Both the scholar and the general reader will find good reading and good military history.' - Lt. Col Robert B. Kane, USAF Air and Space Power Journal '[a] very useful volume covering the period 1453-1917.' - David M. Goldfrank, The Historical Journal