1st Edition
Russia's Military Way to the West Origins and Nature of Russian Military Power 1700-1800
By Christopher Duffy
Copyright 1981
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides an historical perspective on the growth of Russian military power, studying the emergence of the Russian regular army from 1700 until the end of the eighteenth century. In the process he evaluates the relative importance of Western and native influences on the creation of this formidable military machine, and indicates the ways in which Russian power was projected in the West.... Read more
1. So Many Russias. 2. Peter I ‘the Great’ 1682-1725 3. The Age of Marshal Münnich 1725-41 4. Elizabeth Petrovna 1741-161/2 5. The Russian Solder 6. The Russian Officer 7. The Cossacks 8. Catherine II, ‘the Great’ 1762-96 9. Paul I 1796-1801 10. Conclusions.
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Duffy, Christopher
