Roger R. Reese is professor of history at Texas A&M University and author of Stalin's Reluctant Soldiers: A Social History of the Red Army, 1925-1941, also from Kansas, and The Soviet Military Experience: A History of the Soviet Army, 1917-1991.
"Reese, one of the foremost social historians of the Red Army,
draws upon newly available sources from the Soviet Army archives to
provide a balanced study filled with new insights."--Mark L. von
Hagen, author of Soldiers in the Proletarian Dictatorship: The Red
Army and the Soviet State, 1917-1930"Reese's path-breaking work is
the first comprehensive history of the Red Army as a social
institution."--David Stone, author of Hammer and Rifle: The
Militarization of the Soviet Union, 1926-1933
"Reese's nuanced look at Red Army motivation through the lenses of
class, nationality, and gender make this an indispensable work to
not only understanding Soviet military success on the eastern
front, but also Soviet society under Stalin."--Army History"Any
student of civil-military relations would be well advised to read
and study this book. It marks a major contribution to the
literature."--Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet
Societies"A well-written, enormously engaging work that shines a
welcome light into a too-long-neglected area of Soviet
history."--The Russian Review"Pathbreaking. . . . In many respects
this study will serve as a guide for future analyses of not just
the Red Army but for many other social organizations and groups
within Soviet society. . . . "--Parameters"Should be read . . . by
all serious students of the Soviet period of Russian
history."--History: Reviews of New Books"An interesting study of
state and military manipulation in army growth. It addresses the
social fabric of Russia in understanding how a military
'eclecticism' defined the army, and its resultant
deficiencies."--Journal of Military History"Reese challenges a key
assumption concerning the effectiveness of the Soviets in war and
peace. He does this by focusing on officer professionalism. . . .
Reese's conclusions will contribute to a debate among historians
for years to come. If scholars seek a meticulous and
thought-provoking examination of the former Soviet Army, they will
be well served by this book. Highly recommended."--Choice
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