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Author:   René De La Pedraja
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9780786425792

ISBN 10:   0786425792
Pages:   508
Publication Date:   25 April 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Part I: The Downward Spiral  1. The Soviet Union: Mounting Tensions delete delete Strategic Encirclement: NATO, China and Japan delete delete The Armed Forces in the Post-Stalin Soviet Union delete delete The Soviet Army and Nationalities delete delete The KGB and the Survival of the Soviet Union  2. The War in Afghanistan, 1979–1989 delete delete The Origins of the Soviet Invastion of Afghanistan delete delete The Main Stages in the War, 1979–1989 delete delete The Soviet–Afghan War in World History  3. The ­Self-Destruction of the Soviet Union delete delete Mikhail Gorbachev and the Economic Collapse delete delete A Foreign Policy for Military Reductions delete delete The Revolt of the Nationalities delete delete The August 1991 Coup Attempt delete delete The Decisive Days of 19–21 August 1991 delete delete From the Coup Attempt to Russia  4. The Birth of the Russian Federation delete delete From Soviet to Russian Armed Forces delete delete A New Structure for the Russian Armed Forces delete delete Parliament Versus the President delete delete The Russian Army in Shambles  5. Trouble in the “Near Abroad” delete delete War in Transnistria delete delete Ukraine and the Soviet Military delete delete Georgia: War and Turmoil  6. The First Chechnya War delete delete Chechens in the Soviet Union delete delete Chechnya and the Russian Federation delete delete The Invasion of Chechnya delete delete The Insurgency  7. Russia in Decline delete delete The Presidential Campaign and the First Chechnya War delete delete The Reorganization of the Military delete delete The Fading Yeltsin Presidency Part II: Halting the Decline  8. Saving Russia: The Second Chechnya War delete delete From Failed State to War delete delete The Russian Invasion and the Battle of Grozny delete delete The Insurgency delete delete The Russian Counterinsurgency delete delete The Turning Point: The Rebel Offensive of 2004 delete delete The End of the Insurgency  9. The Revival of Russian Institutions delete delete A String of Successes on the Civilian Front delete delete Progress and Setbacks on the Military Front 10. The Turning Point: The Five Day War with Georgia delete delete Growing Disputes delete delete The Path to War delete delete “A Splendid Little War” delete delete The Aftermath Part III: Reconstruction 11. The New Look delete delete Structural Changes for the Military delete delete Crisis in Recruitment delete delete The Revolt of the Officers 12. Asia delete delete The Alliance with China delete delete Central Asia: The Great Game of Empire delete delete The Far East: Vostok–2010 13. Russia, Ukraine and Crimea delete delete Ukraine: The Making of a Failed State delete delete Confrontation in Crimea delete delete The End of Ukrainian Crimea 14. Turmoil and War in Ukraine delete delete The Defense of Crimea delete delete The Revolt of Eastern Ukraine delete delete The Ukrainian Military Offensive delete delete Victory delete delete Stalemate 15. The Russian Expedition to Syria delete delete Russia and Syria 2000–2010 delete delete The Syrian Civil War delete delete The Russian Intervention 16. The Russian Military for the ­Twenty-First Century delete delete Weapons and the Defense Industry delete delete Personnel: Quality and Quantity Chapter Notes Annotated Bibliography Index

Reviews

recommended --Choice; scholarly survey...scrupulous and highly recommended --Midwest Book Review; well-written, well-researched, judicious work --The Journal of Military History; De La Pedraja has made a very useful contribution to the literature on the history of Latin America in the twentieth century, and particularly of U.S. relations with the region. His book is not only of value to those interested in Latin American history and U.S. foreign policy toward the region, but also will be of some value for students of guerrilla warfare and insurgency --Strategy Page; impressive...exhaustive --Hispanic American Historical Review; very useful work for anyone interested in the history of Latin America, and particularly of U.S. relations with the region --The NYMAS Review.

Author Information

René De La Pedraja, PhD, University of Chicago, has researched and written numerous publications. He is a professor of history at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.

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