Alex Marshall

The Russian General Staff and Asia, 1860-1917 (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This new book provides a comprehensive account of the Russian General Staff, its role in Asia, and of Russian military planning with respect to a region that remains highly significant today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134253791
• Artikelnr.: 42636255

Autorenporträt

Alex Marshall teaches at the Defence Studies Department of King's College London. He graduated from SSEES at the University of London and from Glasgow University; and has taught at both Glasgow and Dundee Universities, and served as a visiting fellow with the CEP organization at the Buriat State University in Ulan Ude. His research interests include modern Russian and Asian military and political history, Muslim political thought, and military counter-insurgency.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Imperial Russia and the Asian Frontier 2. The Russian State
the Russian General Staff and Asia
1714-1885: Philosophies of Rule
Institutions and Personnel 3. The Emergence of a Colonial Military Élite: Prince Bariatinskii and the Asian Geopolitical Debate in Russia
1856-1898 4. Tactics of Expansion
1714-1885 5. China
Europe and the 'Yellow Peril': Far Eastern War Plans
1871-1914 6. The Caucasus 7. The Russian General Staff and Central Asia 8. The Last Days of the Asiatic Department 9. Conclusion 10. Bibliography