Handbook on the Soviet Army
Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Russia
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Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Russia
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Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : History PressLtd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 27,29 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750932097
Stalin's Red Army entered World War II as a relatively untried fighting force. In 1941, with the launch of Operation Barbarossa, it joined battle with Hitler's army, the most powerful in history. After a desperate war of attrition lasting more than four years, the Red Army beat the Nazis into submission on the Eastern Front and won lasting fame and glory in 1945 by eclipsing the military might of the Third Reich. From the army's development prior to the outbreak of war in 1939 to its peak in 1945, every aspect of its force is examined here: the organizational structures, combat arms infantry, amour and mechanized forces, cavalry, airborne, and special forces. A technical overview of infantry weapons, armored vehicles, artillery, and support equipment is also provided. Fully illustrated with a comprehensive selection of archive photographs, charts, and tables of organization, this is a useful source of reference for anyone interested in the armies of World War II.
Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 27,27 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Soviet Union
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 16,17 MB
Release : 1945
Category : Military art and science
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Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,3 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Command and control systems
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Author : Great Britain. War Office. General Staff
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 24,80 MB
Release : 1998
Category :
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Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 23,56 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Military weapons
ISBN :
Author : General Staff
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783312320
To be accurate this book should have been titled 'Handbook of the Soviet Army', though the contents page refers to 'The Red Army.' It begins with a short historical sketch covering the Great War, the Revolution and the construction and development of the post-revolution army, the Soviet or Red Army. There is a detailed treatment of the 1940 army in which the combat arms (infantry, cavalry, artillery, armour and engineers) and the services (transport, supply, medical etc) are described with organization, strength and equipment details in each case. Chemical Warfare is also discussed and, of course, the ever-pervading internal security troops, the police, Frontier Guards, Partisan units, women's and youth organizations. The supplement provides an update on tactics and organization as well as illustrations of uniforms, badges of rank, service emblems and orders and medals. There are also pictures of guns, tanks and other equipment. There is a glossary of military terms and abbreviations (brush up your cyrillic alphabet) and a list of conventional signs. Even the Navy features in this book of the Red Army.
Author : Lester Grau
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 16,77 MB
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1612007961
The indispensable guerilla warfare manual, first developed by the Russian military during WWII—with a thorough introduction on its legendary history. During the Second World War, the Red Army developed The Partisan's Companion to train Soviet guerillas to fight Nazi invaders It contains the Soviet lessons of two bitter years of war, covering field craft, guerilla tactics, German counter-guerrilla tactics, demolitions, German and Soviet weapons, scouting, camouflage, anti-tank warfare and anti-aircraft defense for squad and platoon-level instruction. It proved so effective that it was later used to train Third World guerrillas in their wars of national liberation during the 1950s–70s, and even the Fedayeen guerrillas who fought US and coalition forces in Iraq. The Soviet partisans moved and lived clandestinely, harassed the enemy, and supported the Red Army through reconnaissance and attacks on German supply lines. They clearly frustrated German logistics and forced the Germans to periodically sideline divisions for rear-area security. The partisans and their handbook were a vital part of the eventual Soviet victory over Germany. This pocket manual puts The Partisan's Companion in context, explaining its importance.
Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 15,93 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Soviet Union
ISBN :