ISBN10: 0700608796, ISBN13: 9780700608799, [publisher: University Press of Kansas] Hardcover University Press of Kansas Historical Books (University Press of Kansas) Stumbling Colossus - Red Army on the Eve of World War (NM) (dust jacket Fair+)Manufacturer: University Press of KansasProduct Line: Historical Books (University Press of Kansas)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 1998Author: David M. GlantzPage Count: 408Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is NM - dust jacket Fair+. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:Germany's surprise attack on June 22, 1941, shocked a Soviet Union woefully unprepared to defend itself. The day before the attack, the Red Army still comprised the world's largest fighting force. But by the end of the year, 4,500,000 of its soldiers lay dead. This study based on formerly classified Soviet archival material and neglected German sources, reveals the truth behind this national catastrophe. David Glantz claims that in 1941 the Red Army was poorly trained, inadequately equipped, ineptly organized, and consequently incapable of engaging in large-scale military campaigns - and that both Hitler and Stalin knew it. He provides reasons for why the Soviets almost lost the war that summer, dispelling ...

University Press of Kansas. Full number line starting with 1. DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Date: 1998. 1998. University Press of Kansas ISBN 0700608796 9780700608799 [US]