Reforming the Tsar's Army Military Innovation in Imperial Russia from Peter the Great to the Revolution |
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| Editor:
| Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, David
Menning, David
Menning, Bruce W. |
| Contribution by:
| Hamilton, Lee H. |
| Series title: | Woodrow Wilson Center Press Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-81988-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $88.99 |
Book Description:
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This volume examines how Imperial Russia's armed forces sought to adapt to the challenges of modern warfare. Russian rulers always understood the need to maintain armed forces capable of preserving the empire's power, yet they faced the dilemma of importing European military innovations while keeping out subversive political ideas.
This volume examines how Imperial Russia's armed forces sought to adapt to the challenges of modern warfare. Russian rulers always understood the need to maintain armed forces capable of preserving the empire's power, yet they faced the dilemma of importing European military innovations while keeping out subversive political ideas.