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Stalin's Generals

Stalin's Generals
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A star cast of distinguished contributors--including Dmitri Volkogonov, John Erickson, Catherine Andreyev, David Glantz, and Oleg Rzheshevsky--paint a crucial portrait of a defining period in world history. Unlike most military history, which usually deals with large-scale army movements and campaign strategy, this looks at the training, experience, and personalities of the generals themselves. The result is illuminating, revealing how 25 men succeeded in taking Stalin from the Volga to Berlin.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1173876 in Books
  • Published on: 2002-03-28
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 416 pages

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About the Author
Harold Shukman is an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, where he was for a number of years Director of the Russian and East European Centre and University Lecturer in Modern Russian History. He edited and translated Dmitri Volkogonov's Stalin: Triumph and Tragedy (1991), Trotsky: The Eternal Revolutionary (1996), and The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire (1998).

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The best sketches of Soviet Generals in WWII5
This is simply a wonderful complete account of the men who served Stalin in the 'great Patriotic War'. These men, from various diverse backgrounds, served under a vicious tyrant and yet they were able to propel their nation to victory. Obviously men like Zhukov figure prominently here. He helped lead the defense of Leningrad, Stalingrad and was at the forefront of Operation Mars and the capture of Berlin.

These excellent character sketches apply to almost every high ranking Soviet general and some of the more obscure. The commanders of the Air Force and Navy are included as are sketches of Stalin's key staff officers of 'Stavka'. Sketches are also made of the 'might have been's' the 'ghosts' of Stalin's army which was the officer class Stalin eliminated in the 1930s. These men were persecuted mostly because of their connection to the revolution and/or Trotsky. These men, who Stalin brutally murdered, were the cream of the Soviet military and had been responsible for fashioning the Soviet army into a modern technological army and fighting not only the interventionists but also Poland.

This is must read for anyone concerned with World War Two, Stalin, or the Soviet Military system. This is a wonderful book and biographical sketches like these are almost impossible for find elsewhere(with the exception of Zhukov who everyone is familiar with). Of special interest are the portions written by Dmitri Volkogonov, whose legendary biographies of Stalin, Lenin and Trotsky have been eye opening best sellers in the USA and Russia.

---Seth J. Frantzman November 17 2003