For the best summary of russian iw writings, see the work of timothy thomas. Feb 26, 2018 alexander dugin is a farright russian theorist who might be dismissed as a crackpot if his ideas for a fascist empire werent required reading for russias military high command. Putins main goal was to reorganize the russian military by making it a tighter and smaller force. This book provides a contextualized understanding of russia s military revival, not to justify moscow s actions, but rather it is vital to inform policy and decision makers in the west. Popular military strategy books goodreads share book. Unpacking russias new national security strategy center. You need to get down the basics of how an army on the move operates and thinks. Mar 12, 2020 this text is from a chapter published in the edited volume. Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian. A history soviet russian military theory and practice 9780714682006 by glantz, david m.
Topics included russias military relationship with india and china, recruitment statistics, and. The doctrine covers a broad range of measures for military deception, from camouflage to denial and deception deceptive measures include concealment, imitation with decoys and dummies, manoeuvres. Mcdermott and analyst dima adamsky give us a brief synthesis of. In 1944, moscow unleashed a second dday that ended nazi germany. The book s value comes not only from a piecemeal look at granular russian strategies in each of the theaters and domains where its armed forces may act, but more importantly this study seeks to present a unifying description of russia s military strategy as a declining but still formidable global power. Russias 2000 military doctrine was meant for a period of transition for the military and industrial complex. Russias military capabilities david greene talks with pavel felgenhauer, a russian military analyst whos written extensively about the. Which are the best books to read on military tactics and war. Part one addresses president vladimir putins personality, russian methods of developing strategy, and the russian thought process for evaluating military affairs forecasting, correlation of forces, forms, and methods of thought. As the russian invasion of ukraine demonstrates, the u. Rand corporation defense analysts talked about their report on russias military strategy. However, the russian leader maintained that russia is preparing to practice, and, in fact, is practicing against the west what it believes the west has been already been using against russia for some time. Russias military strategy and doctrine brookings institution. How russias world war ii military strategy of deception.
Putin on russias military, and what he says trump told him. Russia s military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian armed forces and security apparatus across the full spectrum of geographic, doctrinal and domain areas. Armys asymmetric warfare group was formed in 2006 to identify gaps in u. Russian politicsputin chose 2000 as the year with which.
But it also illustrates russias opportunistic strategy to carve out logistical and political gains in africa wherever and whenever it can. This book describes putin and the militarys use of various strategic concepts. This text is from a chapter published in the edited volume. Topics included russias military relationship with. Tactics implement strategy by shortterm decisions on the movement of troops and employment of weapons on the field of battle. They address russian methods of approaching strategy, future war focusing on new weapons and organizations, and geopolitics. The best books on military strategy five books expert. I write about russia, its politics, foreign policy, and recent history. Russias military mission creep advances to a new front. Czechrussian relations are hitting a low point, and russia is. The insane russian plan to conquer the world youtube. They discuss the armed forces new equipment, new forces the aerospace forces in. Military strategy and tactics are essential to the conduct of warfare.
Moreover, russian leaders do not really have a welldeveloped strategy on how to achieve this in their immediate neighborhood. Apr 10, 2020 the cold war roots of putins digitalage intelligence strategy russian president vladimir putin would double down on his intelligence services as a means to wield power and influence around. Sandor is the author of the book titled irregular warfare. Clausewitz devoted an entire chapter to the topic of military genius in his book, on war clausewitz, on war 1976, rev. Experts suspect this will serve an antisatellite purpose. How russias world war ii military strategy of deception is. Aug 02, 2018 how russia s world war ii military strategy of deception is alive and well today. So, if you want a handy summary of russian exsoviet military propaganda, were great, anything bad that happened was stalin s fault, we love peace, etc. The russian military has been adamant that they do not practice a hybridwar strategy. Analyzing the russian way of war modern war institute. Russian military deception, sometimes known as maskirovka russian. Chinas top party leaders have never delegated responsibility for nuclear strategy to senior military officers. So, if you want a handy summary of russianexsoviet military propaganda, were great, anything bad that happened was stalins fault, we love peace, etc. The development of military strategy under contemporary.
The future military strategy for small states and published several articles in peer. The chapter studying russias strategy towards the middle east is heavily focused. How russias world war ii military strategy of deception is alive and well today. However, the russian leader maintained that russia is preparing to practice, and, in fact, is practicing against the west what it believes the west has. The books final contribution is to explain why, in contrast to its conventional military strategy, chinas nuclear strategy has remained constant over the same period of time. The purpose of this report is to examine russian military strategy and how it was shaped by the 2008 russiageorgia war in order to understand moscows military objectives in the current conflict in ukraine and how it executes cyber, psychological, and so called hybrid warfare against western s tates. In 2017 the group released the 61page russian new generation warfare handbook, based on observation of russian tactics. The insane russian plan to conquer the world reallifelore. The center for strategic and international studies hosts a discussion on russia and europe s current military strategy. Macdonald and janes for the strategic studies center stanford research institute, 1975 ocolc609402992. Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian armed forces and security apparatus across the full spectrum of geographic, doctrinal and domain areas. A chronology of russias military and defense strategy. In 248 pages the book traces the history of the soviet military forces from 1917 revolution, and reveals their known strengths today. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost experts on that theme of russias military development.
Alexander dugin is a farright russian theorist who might be dismissed as a crackpot if his ideas for a fascist empire werent required reading for. Mar 24, 2020 the book reveals that russian officialsboth political and militaryhave engaged in a lively and complex debate about what war is, its nature and its role in international politics. After two decades of neglect, the extensive renewal of military equipment is an important component of russias ongoing military modernization. The book reveals that russian officialsboth political and militaryhave engaged in a lively and complex debate about what war is, its nature and its role in international politics. A short introduction into russian military deception called maskirovka. Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia. History of russian military strategy 50 foresightforecasting and the correlation of forces 53 people and policies 59 renowned russian military theorists. The acceptance of military theories of strategy by military professionals, however, has been slow to take. Assessing developments in russian great power thinking, military capabilities, russian strategic thought and views on the use of force throughout the postsoviet era, the book shows that, rather than signifying a sudden russian military resurgence, recent developments are consistent with longstanding trends in russian military strategy and. Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian armed forces and. Antulio echevarria ii of the us army war college talks us through key books, both old and new, on military strategy. Russian postussr foreignpolicymakers have realized how precious political stability in the levant is for safeguarding their geostrategic interests.
Jun 15, 2018 rand corporation defense analysts talked about their report on russias military strategy. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost experts on that. Army training and doctrine command, foreign military studies office file type. Russia has also discovered how to jam and divert us gps signals.
A brilliant russian military analyst, pavel felgenhauer, famous for his. Religion, politics and strategy, how much did orthodox church help revive russias military and nuclear complex. The role of nuclear forces in russian maritime strategy. Jun 30, 2019 the insane russian plan to conquer the world reallifelore. Renz lays out the context for russias military revival in five chapters, each addressing a different topic. The book has had a large influence within the russian military, police, and foreign policy elites and it has been used as a textbook in the academy of the general staff of the russian military. In some cases, i made changes or added more material after his. It will serve as a strategic base, and it is necessary to create the subsidiary axis. The second section of this book continues with the task of defining precisely and enumerating the nonconventional elements that are used to carry out the strategy and doctrine followed by russia.
This study of soviet military strategy is based upon the twin pillars of soviet politicalmilitary actions and. Russia s military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian armed forces and. On another front, moscow is working on a new anti ballistic missile system. Its publication in 1997 was wellreceived in russia and powerful russian political figures. But if youre not prepared to accept russianexsoviet claims on the basis. This book provides a contextualized understanding of russias military revival, not to justify moscows actions, but rather it is vital to inform policy and decision makers in the west.
The books value comes not only from a piecemeal look at granular russian strategies in each of the theaters and domains where its armed forces may act, but more importantly this study seeks to present a unifying description of russias military strategy as. A global survey by australian national university, titled the role of nuclear forces in russian maritime strategy. All three are important for foreign analysts to consider when attempting to predict the vector s in which russian military capabilities and actions are heading. A history, which is, as its name suggests, the history of strategy from earliest times.
Each chapter addresses a different strategiclevel issue related to the russian military, ranging from naval and. Alexander dugin is a farright russian theorist who might be dismissed as a crackpot if his ideas for a fascist empire werent required reading for russia s military high command. On december 31, 2015, russian president vladimir putin approved a new national security strategy for his country. Mar 05, 2018 i was the first to write about russias infamous hightech military strategy. This book, issued in the soviet union is military smrutegy, hits been retitled series military strates by the us. In addition to incisive commentary about the geopolitical implications of vladimir putin and his policies, this report includes a comprehensive survey of current and planned russian weapons and military technologies, including hypersonic rockets, nuclear torpedoes, and electronic weapons. Im sorry for creating the gerasimov doctrine foreign. The center for strategic and international studies hosts a discussion on russia and europes current military strategy. Macdonald and janes for the strategic studies center stanford research institute, 1975 ocolc570475470 online version. Military strategy, boulder, colo westview press, 1995. In russia s war, a balanced and acute portrayal of a combat theater that claimed more than 40 million soviet lives, richard overy tells the story of how stalin and his commanders held off defeat and engineered the most significant military achievement of the second world war. The development of military strategy under contemporary conditions. Army modernization and russian military strategy in europe. Renz lays out the context for russia s military revival in five chapters, each addressing a different topic.
Maskirovka is most simply defined as a set of processes designed to mislead, confu. What exactly is russias military strategy in outer space. I highly recommend you read the book, as there are many wonderful sections on other countries. Texts about military strategy take us back into the mists of time but what it is, and what the nature of war is, remains hotly debated. Jan 12, 2019 in addition to incisive commentary about the geopolitical implications of vladimir putin and his policies, this report includes a comprehensive survey of current and planned russian weapons and military technologies, including hypersonic rockets, nuclear torpedoes, and electronic weapons. The russian military of 2035 center for strategic and. Impacting 21st century reform and geopolitics page count. The paperback of the the military strategy of the soviet union. May 05, 2017 a short introduction into russian military deception called maskirovka. Broadly stated, strategy is the planning, coordination, and general direction of military operations to meet overall political and military objectives.
Whether the aim is to give russia and the world a holiday gift or to avoid. The cold war roots of putins digitalage intelligence strategy. The cold war roots of putins digitalage intelligence strategy russian president vladimir putin would double down on his intelligence services as a means to wield power and influence around. Lets talk about some of the more modern books on your list. Im sorry for creating the gerasimov doctrine foreign policy. The doctrine covers a broad range of measures for military deception, from camouflage to denial and deception. The russian hybrid warfare strategy neither russian nor strategy. In its capstone doctrinal manual, doctrine for the armed forces of the united states joint staff 20, the u.
Tasks for military science general of the army valery gerasimov, chief of the russian general staff, the traditional annual conference at the academy of military sciences is a platform for military specialists to exchange opinions on the most current and problematic issues of military science. These are not the staid, anodyne, articleshaped press releases penned by the staffs of most u. I was the first to write about russias infamous hightech military strategy. The geopolitical future of russia is a geopolitical book by aleksandr dugin. The chapter studying russias strategy towards the middle east is heavily focused on the syrian civil war. Whether the aim is to give russia and the world a holiday gift or to avoid notice, this practice effectively ensures that not a few russiawatchers face a. Which are the best books to read on military tactics and.
Russias military strategy and doctrine livros na amazon. There are a myriad of books that you can read about warfare, battles and strategy. The second section of this book continues with the task of defining. He lays out quite nicely how complex and convoluted that history is.
The soviet war machine russian military encyclopedia. An encyclopedia of russian military equipment and strategy book from salamander books, 1977. Most of russias military and security policies are designed to secure the state and its current territory against potential attacks and to counter the threats that russian leaders see facing their country. But if youre not prepared to accept russian exsoviet claims on the basis of blind faith, find yourself another author. The book has had a large influence within the russian military, police, and.
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