The Initial Period of War: A Soviet View,

Abstract

Contents: The Formation and Development of Views on the Initial Period of War From the Nineteenth Century Until the 1940s: Entry Into War in the Nineteenth Century and at the Start of the Twentieth Century; The Organizational Development of the Armed Forces and the Development of Military Theories in the Main Capitalist Nations Between the Two World Wars; The Organizational Development of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Elaboration of Views in the USSR on the Character of Future War and Its Initial Period; Strategic Planning and Armed Forces Deployment on the Eve of and at the Start of World War II: The Military and Political Bases for Strategic Planning. The Goals and Plans of the Initial Campaigns and First Operations of the Capitalist Armies; Methods of Strategic Deployment of the Capitalist Nations' Armed Forces; The Concealment of Aggression in Europe and the Pacific. Fascist Germany's Plans in the War Against the USSR. Strategic Deployment of the Armed Forces; The Soviet Union's Preparations to Repel Fascist Aggression; The Initial Strategic Operations: The Initial Offensive Operations in the European Theaters of Operations; The Collapse of the Strategic Defense in Poland and Western Europe; Specific Features of the Soviet Armed Forces' Strategic Defense at the Start of the Great Patriotic War; Preparing for and Making a Surprise Initial Attack After Opening a New Strategic Front (From the Experience of the Soviet Armed Forces' 1945 Campaign in the Far East).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA168483

Entities

People

  • S. P. Ivanov

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Birds
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Terrain
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies