| The Red Army of the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 Contributor(s): Zaloga, Steven J. (Author), Volstad, Ronald (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0850459397 ISBN-13: 9780850459395 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1989 Annotation: The German invasion in 1941 led to a series of staggering defeats for the Russians. In the first five months of fighting, the Soviets lost about four million men, amounting to 80 per cent of the total strength of the ground forces at the time of the outbreak of the war. Yet the Red Army managed to hold on. The Soviets had been steadily growing throughout in capability and effectiveness, and after the smashing of the German offensive at the battle of the Kursk salient, they were never again seriously checked, advancing to the ruins of Berlin itself. This title examines the organisation, equipment and uniforms of the Red Army of the Great Patriotic War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.541 |
| LCCN: 93214341 |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 7.27" W x 9.8" (0.46 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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Contributor Bio(s): Zaloga, Steven J.: - Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.Zaloga, Steven J.: - Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. |