The Soviet Invasion of Finland, 1939-40

Carl Van Dyke

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Routledge
30 September 1997

European history; Second World War; Land forces & warfare

Series: Soviet Russian Military Experience

This is the first-ever concerted effort to use Russian archival and previously classified secondary sources

to document the experience of the Red Army in the conflict with Finland. Van Dyke examines the diplomatic, organisational and social aspects of Soviet's 'strategic culture' by first exploring the Leninist interpretation of violence in international relations, and how this legacy influenced Stalin in his use of diplomacy and threat of force to enhance the Soviet Union's 'forward defence' and to address the Baltic Problem in 1939. He documents the Red Army's poor battlefield performances and looks at how it relearnt the techniques lost

during Stalin's purge in the late 1930s. The final section of the book examines the Soviet high command's post-war evaluation of the lessons learned, the debates over the re-professionalisation of the officer corps and the effectiveness of

the 'unified military doctrine'. This trail-blazing study should become the standard reference on the Soviet-Finnish War for many years to come.

By: Carl Van Dyke
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No.3
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9780714643144
ISBN 10: 0714643149
Series: Soviet Russian Military Experience
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 30 September 1997
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carl Van Dyke