Soviet military reform in the twentieth century : three case studies

Author(s)

• Swider, Raymond J.

Bibliographic Information

Soviet military reform in the twentieth century : three case studies

Raymond J. Swider, Jr

（Contributions in military studies, no. 129）

Greenwood Press, 1992

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-170) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This concise history of the major military reforms in the Soviet Union in the twentieth century fills an essential gap in scholarly studies on the subject and provides a model for analyzing past and future doctrine, force structure and technology, and command and control tactics. This study should be a benchmark for measuring and identifying reforms in three key periods. It is intended for historians and analysts in military affairs; political scientists; and scholars dealing with Soviet, Russian, and the new independent states in the region. This invaluable history analyzes three periods of fundamental reform. The Frunze reforms of the mid-1920s laid the institutional basis for the Red Army, enabling it to develop into an integrated and professional army. The post-World War II reforms and the process of demobilization and mobilization permitted the Soviet Union to remain a nation under arms without hobbling its economy. The revolution in military affairs in the Krushchev era illustrated Soviet accommodation to technological changes in warfare. And finally, the process of reform and imperatives for reform are evident in the Gorbachev programs of perestroika and glasnost, which were cut short. The case studies are made against a backdrop of external and internal politics and economics. Currently the centralized Soviet structures are disintegrating along lines by which they were developed earlier. Whatever the future, military reform and reorganization will relate closely to past practice. There are many similarities between past and present challenges and many lessons to be learned.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Frunze Reforms Post WWII Reductions and Reorganization The Revolution in Military Affairs Conclusion

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• NCID: BA19804175
• ISBN:
  • 031328525X
• LCCN: 92014351
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: 177 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : UA770
  • DC20 : 355/.00947/0904
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Soviet Union -- Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00559892