商品簡介
A study of the Red Army's evolution during the 1930s and its near decimation at the beginning of WWII, illuminating the daily lives of soldiers, officers, and civilians and analyzing the relation between political motives and military needs in the early Soviet state. Counter to conventional views, the author argues that the state failed in its attempt to use military service as a means to indoctrinate citizens, especially the peasantry. Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
作者簡介
Roger Reese is associate professor of history at Texas A & M University.
