The Soviet Military Experience : A History of the Soviet Army, 1917-1991 (Warfare and History)

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Summary: Excellent summary of Red Army
Review: Dr. Reese does an outstanding job in finding the middleground between the political, operational, and anecdotal history of the Soviet military. An immense amount of knowledge is ably condensed into a relatively swift read and his analysis of the early years of the Red Army is especially well done. The only book is only lacking in its examination of the mid-late Cold War years, which he covers very fast, but all in all a very good book, a must-read for anyone interested in the USSR's military history.