Robert daglish translation (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First THUS. Publisher: Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1960. Two Volumes. Books One and Two. VERY GOOD hardcover books in VERY GOOD mylar-protected dust-jackets. Text in English. Light wear at DJ's spine ends. Not remainder marked. Not book club editions. Not ex-library copies. First Edition Thus.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. English translation of the revised 1970s Russian text. Cloth hardcover, 492pp + 40 pages of glossy b&w photos, b&w maps in text, NOT ex-library. No ISBN. Age-discoloured endpapers and outer page edges. Pages are clean and bright, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Sunned edges of the boards. Edgeworn dust jacket with short tears, a faded spine and faint spotting on the inner panels. -- This is a high-level military memoir by General Sergei M. Shtemenko, who served as the Chief of the Operations Department of the Soviet General Staff during World War II. Originally published in Russian, this 1985 English edition provides an insider's perspective on the strategic planning and decision-making processes at the highest levels of the Soviet military command. Core Content and Historical Perspective: The narrative focuses on the administrative and operational heart of the Red Army - the Stavka (Supreme High Command) and the General Staff. - Relationship with Stalin: A significant portion of the book describes the daily interactions between the General Staff and Joseph Stalin. Shtemenko offers detailed accounts of how Stalin managed military operations, his evolving grasp of strategy, and the atmosphere of the late-night planning sessions in the Kremlin. - Operational Planning: Book One covers the most critical phases of the "Great Patriotic War," including the disastrous initial retreats of 1941, the turning point at Stalingrad, and the massive strategic offensives of 1943-1944. - The Machinery of War: Unlike frontline memoirs, this text explores the "logistics of strategy" - how intelligence was gathered, how reserves were allocated, and how orders were communicated from Moscow to the various "Fronts" (Army Groups). - Profiles of Commanders: Shtemenko provides professional character sketches of prominent Soviet Marshals, such as Zhukov, Vasilevsky, and Antonov, detailing their roles in the General Staff's collective leadership. Scholarly and Political Context: As a product of the Soviet state publishing house (Progress Publishers), the book is written from a formal Soviet perspective. While it is praised by historians for its wealth of technical detail regarding staff work and strategic timelines, it also reflects the political orthodoxies of the era in which it was written. Includes archival photographs and maps of major military operations. …