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The Military History of Tsarist Russia

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Frederick W. Kagan

    1. United States Military Academy at West Point, USA

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  2. Robin Higham

    1. Kansas State University, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Frederick W. Kagan, Robin Higham
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Foundations of Muscovite Military Power, 1453–1613

    • Brian Davies
    Pages 11-30

  4. The Romanov Transformation, 1613–1725

    • Paul Bushkovitch
    Pages 31-46

  5. The Imperial Russian Army, 1725–1796

    • Bruce W. Menning
    Pages 47-76

  6. Paul I and Catherine II’s Military Legacy, 1762–1801

    • Bruce W. Menning
    Pages 77-106

  7. Russia’s Wars with Napoleon, 1805–1815

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 107-122

  8. Russia’s Small Wars, 1805–1861

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 123-136

  9. The Russian Army 1853–1881

    • Robert F. Baumann
    Pages 137-150

  10. The Imperial Russian Navy, 1696–1900

    • Jacob W. Kipp
    Pages 151-182

  11. The Russo-Japanese War

    • David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
    Pages 183-201

  12. Mukden to Tannenberg: Defeat to Defeat, 1905–1914

    • Bruce W. Menning
    Pages 203-226

  13. The Imperial Army in World War I, 1914–1917

    • David R. Jones
    Pages 227-248

  14. Russia’s Geopolitical Dilemma and the Question of Backwardness

    • Frederick W. Kagan
    Pages 249-257

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 259-266
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The Military History of Tsarist Russia examines Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The volume covers Russia's land forces extensively, but also covers the development of the Russian Navy, and the creation and development of the Russian Air Force - parts of the Russian military machine that are frequently neglected in general writings. The historical analysis addresses the development and function of the Russian military whether in peace or in war, as well as the impact of war and changes in the military upon Russian society and politics. Questions of military organization, doctrine, and technique are paramount, as well as the critical question of the interface between the armed forces and society.

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'Both the scholar and the general reader will find good reading and good military history.' - Lt. Col Robert B. Kane, USAF Air and Space Power Journal

'[a] very useful volume covering the period 1453-1917.' - David M. Goldfrank, The Historical Journal

Editors and Affiliations

  • United States Military Academy at West Point, USA

    Frederick W. Kagan

  • Kansas State University, USA

    Robin Higham

About the editors

FREDERICK W. KAGEN is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.

ROBIN HIGHAM is Professor of History at Kansas State University.

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