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Overview"Marshal Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, hero of Leningrad, defender of Moscow and Stalingrad, commander of the victorious Red Army at Berlin, was the most decorated soldier in Soviet history. Yet for many years Zhukov was relegated to the status of """"unperson"""" in his homeland. Now, following glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union, Zhukov is being restored to his rightful place in history. In this completely updated version of his classic 1971 biography of Zhukov, Otto Preston Chaney provides the definitive account of the man and his achievements. Zhukov's career spanned most of the Soviet period, reflecting the turmoil of the civil war, the hardships endured by the Russian people in World War II, the brief postwar optimism evidenced by the friendship between Zhukov and Eisenhower, repression in Poland and Hungary, and the rise and fall of such political figures as Stalin, Beria, and Krushchev. The story of Russia's greatest soldier thus offers many insights into the history of the Soviet Union itself." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Otto Preston Chaney , Mackintosh MalcolmPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.807kg ISBN: 9780806144603ISBN 10: 0806144602 Pages: 592 Publication Date: 30 April 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA thorough examination of a great soldier that belongs in every military library. -- World War II A thorough examination of a great soldier that belongs in every military library. -- World War II -A thorough examination of a great soldier that belongs in every military library.---World War II Author InformationOtto Preston Chaney was a colonel in the United States Army and Professor of National Security Studies at the U.S. Army War College and is the author of Zhukov: Marshal of the Soviet Union. Malcolm Mackintosh is the author of Juggernaut: A History of Soviet Armed Forces. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |