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PublisherManchester University Press

ISBN-101526164523

ISBN-139781526164520

eBay Product ID (ePID)6057268253

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Number of Pages348 Pages

Publication NameBlitzkrieg and the Russian Art of War

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

SubjectWorld / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Public Policy / Military Policy, International Relations / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorAndrew Monaghan

Subject AreaPolitical Science

SeriesRussian Strategy and Power Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition23

Reviews'Long awaited, this meticulously researched analysis of the Soviet and Russian way in war is rooted in a deep understanding of Russian mentality and strategic culture. Every officer in every NATO member state should read it!' Beatrice Heuser, author of Flawed Strategy: Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions 'A compelling, sophisticated guide to Russian ways of war, from Peter the Great to Putin and beyond.' Andrew Lambert, author of The British Way of War 'Forget clichés about "hybrid wars" and "little green men". Russia is waging war up front in an age of blood and iron. Andrew Monaghan is an incisive guide to Moscow's view of war. He takes his deep knowledge and intellectual firepower to decades of half-truths and buzzwords. Amateurs, take cover.' Patrick Porter, author of How to Survive a Hostile World: Power, Politics and the Case for Realism, 'A compelling, sophisticated guide to Russian ways of war, from Peter the Great to Putin and beyond.'Andrew Lambert, author of The British Way of War, 'Long awaited, this meticulously researched analysis of the Soviet and Russian way in war is rooted in a deep understanding of Russian mentality and strategic culture. Every officer in every NATO member state should read it!' Beatrice Heuser, author of Flawed Strategy: Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions 'A compelling, sophisticated guide to Russian ways of war, from Peter the Great to Putin and beyond.' Andrew Lambert, author of The British Way of War 'Forget clichés about "hybrid wars" and "little green men". Russia is waging war up front in an age of blood and iron. Andrew Monaghan is an incisive guide to Moscow's view of war. He takes his deep knowledge and intellectual firepower to decades of half-truths and buzzwords. Amateurs, take cover.' Patrick Porter, author of How to Survive a Hostile World: Power, Politics and the Case for Realism 'With this extraordinary book, Andrew Monaghan once again proves that he is one of this generation's most creative and insightful scholars of the Russian military. This is a crucial and necessary corrective to much mythmaking about the Soviet and Russian military by a scholar at the top of his game.' Michael B. Petersen, US Naval War College 'For scholars and practitioners, this book is an essential optics for understanding the past, present and future of the Russian way in war, across all domains of warfare, on all levels of command. A brilliant accomplishment at a time when it is most needed.' Dima Adamsky, author of The Russian Way of Deterrence, 'A compelling, sophisticated guide to Russian ways of war, from Peter the Great to Putin and beyond.' Andrew Lambert, author of The British Way of War, 'Long awaited, this meticulously researched analysis of the Soviet and Russian way in war is rooted in a deep understanding of Russian mentality and strategic culture. Every officer in every NATO member state should read it!' Beatrice Heuser, author of Flawed Strategy: Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions 'A compelling, sophisticated guide to Russian ways of war, from Peter the Great to Putin and beyond.' Andrew Lambert, author of The British Way of War

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal355.020947

Table Of ContentIntroduction: war returns to Europe 1 What is "war" to the Russians, anyway? 2 Winning revolutionary war 3 Operation Barbarossa and the Great Victory 4 Winning a war in the nuclear age 5 War in the information age 6 A twenty-first-century blitzkrieg Conclusion: Russian way(s) in war Index

SynopsisA cutting-edge investigation of how Russia makes war. Russian strategy in the twenty-first century has been described in terms of 'hybrid' warfare, an approach characterised by measures short of war, such as cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. But as the invasion of Ukraine has brutally demonstrated, conventional armed violence remains a key element of Russian power. In Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war, Andrew Monaghan offers a high-level view of Russian thinking about warfare. Drawing on extensive Russian sources, he addresses important questions that have been overlooked by most Western commentators: what is the military leadership's distinctive idea of twenty-first-century blitzkrieg? How does it understand holistic territorial defence? How does it manage the shifting balance between offence and defence? Introducing key concepts from Russian military thinking, Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war is a crucial resource for understanding Russia's resurgent role on the global stage and the devastating threat the country poses to the international order., Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war moves beyond discussions of 'hybrid' warfare to offer a broad account of contemporary Russian thinking on war. Exploring key concepts in Russian military thinking, it contributes to the debate about Russia's role in international affairs and the challenge the country poses to the international order., A cutting-edge study of Russia's military capabilities. Russian strategy in the twenty-first century has often been framed in terms of 'hybridity', an approach characterised by interference in domestic politics through cyber warfare and disinformation campaigns. But as the invasion of Ukraine has brutally demonstrated, conventional armed violence remains a central element of Russian power. Moving beyond the concept of hybridity, this book looks more broadly at Russian thinking about warfare. Drawing directly on Russian sources, it addresses questions that have been overlooked in the existing Euro-Atlantic literature: what is the military leadership's distinctive idea of twenty-first-century blitzkrieg? How does it understand holistic territorial defence? How does it manage the shifting balance between offensive and defensive? Exploring key concepts and terms used in Russian military thinking and action, Blitzkrieg and the art of Russian war contributes to the active debate about Russia's resurgent role in international affairs and the major challenge the country poses to international order.