Forging Stalin's Army: Marshal Tukhachevsky And The Politics Of Military Innovation

by Sally Stoecker

Overview

This innovative study examines the early years of the Red Army as it developed from a revolutionary partisan force into a modern, professional institution under the leadership of Mikhail Tukhachevsky, an important and controversial figure in the politics of the Stalin period. Sally Stoecker combines her institutional analysis of the formative perio

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367315801
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sally Stoecker is Research Professor in the School of International Service at American University. She is also project coordinator at American University's Transnational Crime and Corruption centre (Traccc) and an executive editor of the journal Demokratizatsiya.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction: The Context for Innovation in Stalin's Army — 2 Politics and Military Priorities: Building a Case for More Resources — 3 The Impact of the Far East Threats and Encounters on Innovation — 4 The Clandestine Collaboration Between the Reichswehr and the Red Army — 5 The Acquisition and Adaptation of Foreign Models The Case of Tank Development — 6 Marshal Tukhachevsky: Enigmatic Military Entrepreneur — 7 Postscript: Yezhovshchina and the End of Innovation — 8 Concluding Remarks

Editorial Reviews

Drawing on newly available archival material, examines the early years of the Red Army as it evolved from a revolutionary partisan force into a modern, professional institution under the leadership of Tuckachevsky. Combines an institutional analysis of the formative period of the Soviet military with a description of the marshall's personal and political maneuvers and his complex relationship with Stalin, which eventually led to his spectacular downfall and execution in the late 1930s. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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