G.S. Isserson and the War of the Future : Key Writings of a Soviet Military Theorist

G.S. Isserson and the War of the Future : Key Writings of a Soviet Military Theorist / G.S. Isserson ; translated and edited by Richard W. Harrison ; foreword by Lieutenant General Paul K. Van Riper, USMC (Ret.).

Author/creator	Isserson, G. S. author.
Other author/creator	Harrison, Richard W., 1952- translator, editor.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Description	v, 325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	Isserson, G. S. Operational art (Military science) Defensive (Military science) Military art and science--Soviet Union.

Contents	A short biography of G.S. Isserson -- The evolution of operational art -- The fundamentals of the deep operation -- The fundamentals of the defensive operation -- The fundamentals of conducting operations -- The new forms of struggle -- "The development of the theory of Soviet operational art in the 1930s."
Abstract	"This book gathers together for the first time English translations of Isserson's most influential works, including some that are still classified. His writings on the preparation and conduct of "deep operations"--The deployment of tanks, mechanized infantry, air power and airborne troops--also serve as a primer on how to construct a position to defeat such an attack"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language	Translated from the Russian.
LCCN	2016009382
ISBN	9781476662367 (softcover ; alk. paper)
ISBN	1476662363 (softcover ; alk. paper)
ISBN	(ebook)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	U162 .I843 2016	✔ Available	Place Hold