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The Red Army and the Great Terror: Stalin´s Purge of the Soviet Military
Peter Whitewood
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Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
On June 11, 1937, a closed military court ordered the execution of a group of the Soviet Union's most talented and experienced army officers, including Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevskii; all were charged with participating in a Nazi plot to overthrow the regime of Joseph Stalin. There followed a massive military purge, from the officer corps through the rank-and-file, that many consider a major factor in the Red Army's dismal performance in confronting the German invasion of June 1941. Why take such action on the eve of a major war? The most common theory has Stalin fabricating a military conspiracy ... Read more
On June 11, 1937, a closed military court ordered the execution of a group of the Soviet Union's most talented and experienced army officers, including Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevskii; all were charged with participating in a Nazi plot to overthrow the regime of Joseph Stalin. There followed a massive military purge, from the officer corps through the rank-and-file, that many consider a major factor in the Red Army's dismal performance in confronting the German invasion of June 1941. Why take such action on the eve of a major war? The most common theory has Stalin fabricating a military conspiracy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Modern War Studies
Condition
New
Weight
673g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700621170
SKU
V9780700621170
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About Peter Whitewood
Peter Whitewood is Lecturer in History and American Studies, at York St. John University in the United Kingdom.
Reviews for The Red Army and the Great Terror: Stalin´s Purge of the Soviet Military
Explanations of Stalin's massacre of his own military on the eve of war have ranged from insanity to paranoia to German disinformation. Peter Whitewood has turned a critical eye to the sources and the existing interpretations of Stalin's military purge and offers a new answer. How that happened makes for good history and fascinating reading. - J. Arch Getty, ... Read more