Stalin as Military Commander [FIRST EDITION]

Seaton, Albert

Verlag: Praeger Publishers, New York, 1976

Beschreibung

Fine condition black cloth boards with gold spine lettering contained in a very good condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Acknowledgments; Notes on Sources and Style; Foreword; Epilogue; Appendix: The Russian and Red Armies; Notes; Select Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. The upper jacket edge contains two 1/8th inch repaired closed tears. All pages are in fine unmarked condition and the binding/spine is exceedingly tight and square (see photographs). "This is the first comprehensive and analytical military biography of Stalin to be published in the Western world or the Soviet Union. It is based on extensive study of Russian texts, documents, and orders of the Red Army and the Soviet high command, as well as the memoirs and other personal accounts of Red Army commanders and staffs covering the period from 1918 to 1953. This work, which has been compiled in conjunctin with authorities in Britain, Germany, and the United States, explains the technicalities of the organization and functioning of the Red Army and its supreme command, the details of its communications system and day-to-day working, as a background to the part played by Stalin during the Civil War, the Russo-Polish War, the Russo-Finnish War, and World War II. Many of the reports and orders reproduced in the book were penned by Stalin himself, as their style and content clearly suggest. Albert Seaton is in a unique position in that his knowledge of the German Army of the period is as extensive as his understanding of the Red Army. His earlier book The Russi-German War 1941-1945 has been acknowledged in Britain, the United States, and Germany to be the standard work on the subject. Yet Stalin as Military Commander covers almost entirely new ground; that part dealing with World War II is presented from Stalin's viewpoint and that of the Stavka, the Red Army general staff and front commanders. The picture of Stalin that emerges so forcefully from Albert Seaton's study will certainly alter the orthodox estimate of one of history's most powerful leaders." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005676

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Stalin as Military Commander [FIRST EDITION]

Verlag: Praeger Publishers, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1976

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition