Richard W Harrison

Broschiertes Buch

Prelude to Berlin

The Red Army's Offensive Operations in Poland and Eastern Germany, 1945

Herausgeber: Harrison, Richard

Beschreibung

Prelude to Berlin offers a panoramic view of the Soviet strategic offensives north of the Carpathians in the winter of 1945.

Autor

Richard W. Harrison earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from Georgetown University, where he specialized in Russian area studies. He later earned his doctorate in War Studies from King's College London. He also was an exchange student in the former Soviet Union and spent several years living and working in post-communist Russia. Harrison has worked for the US Department of Defense as an investigator in Russia, dealing with cases involving POWs and MIAs. He has also taught Russian history and military history at the college and university level, most recently at the US Military Academy at West Point.Harrison is the author of two books dealing with the Red Army's theoretical development during the interwar period: The Russian Way of War: Operational Art, 1904- 1940 (2001), and Architect of Soviet Victory in World War II: The Life and Theories of G.S. Isserson (2010). He is also the translator and editor of The Battle of Moscow 1941-1942: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counter-Offensive Along the Moscow Strategic Direction (2015). He is currently working on a history of the Red Army's high commands during World War II and afterwards. Dr. Harrison lives with his family near Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 636
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 168mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1078g
• ISBN-13: 9781912390472
• ISBN-10: 1912390477
• Artikelnr.: 53484998