Transformation in Russian and Soviet military history: Proceedings of the Twelfth Military History Symposium, United States Air Force Academy, 1-3 October 1986

Front......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 18
Acknowledgements......Page 22
Introduction......Page 26
Soldiering in Tsarist Russia......Page 28
Session I - The Military Legacy of Imperial Russia: History and the Environment......Page 44
Introduction......Page 46
The Army and Frontier in Russia......Page 48
Mobilization for War and Russian Society......Page 62
From Imperial to Red Army: The Rise and Fall of the Bolshevick Military Tradition......Page 74
Commentary......Page 98
Session II - Soviet Military Doctrine......Page 106
Introductory Remarks......Page 108
Mass, Mobility, and the Origins of Soviet Operational Art, 1918-1936......Page 110
The Function of Military History in the Soviet Union......Page 140
Commentary......Page 164
Session III - Fighting the Great Patriotic War......Page 170
Introductory Remarks......Page 172
Roles and Missions: Soviet Tactical Air Power in the Second Period of the Great Patriotic War......Page 174
Toward Deep Battle: The Soviet Conduct of Operational Maneuver......Page 200
The Soviet use of Military History for Operational Analysis: Establishing the Parameters of the Concept of Force Sustainability......Page 266
Commentary......Page 296
Session IV - Emergence of a Military Superpower: Purpose and Results......Page 300
Introductory Remarks......Page 302
The Contribution of Air Power to Soviet Strategic Objectives......Page 304
From Strategic Defense to Deterrence: The Evolution of Soviet Nuclear Strategy Since 1962......Page 316
Commentary......Page 332
Concluding Session......Page 340
Introductory Remarks......Page 342
Comments by the Panel......Page 344
Appendix......Page 368
Contributors......Page 406
Index......Page 420