Martin Kahn

The Western Allies and Soviet Potential in World War II (eBook, ePUB)

Economy, Society and Military Power

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how the two most important Western Allies in World War II, the United States and the United Kingdom, assessed the economic and military potential of the Soviet Union in 1939-1945. Utilising a wide range of documents produced by the Anglo-Americans during and shortly before World War II, the book explores why Soviet strength was underestimated, and how the Soviet economic system, Soviet society and military capabilities were viewed by Western Government observers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317403968
• Artikelnr.: 48114922

Autorenporträt

Martin Kahn is a Swedish economic historian. He is a docent (associate professor) affiliated with the Department of Economy and Society at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations 1 Introduction 1.1 General background 1.2 War potential and
the general purpose of this study 2 The Anglo-American assessments in a
wider context 2.1 The US and British government organizations responsible
for assessing the USSR 2.2 The origins, analysis and dissemination of
information 2.3 The assessment's reliability and the selection of reports
for this study 2.4 The reality and contemporary perceptions of war
potential 3 The Soviet Union and the West: The pre-war experience and
international Great Power politics before World War II 4 From the guarantee
to Poland to the Molotov-Ribbentropp pact 4.1 British anguish: The value of
the Soviet Union as an ally and the gathering storm in Europe 4.2 Soviet
war potential and the possible inclusion of the USSR in a peace front 4.3
The Soviets propose an alliance4.4 Assessments on the eve of the Moscow
negotiations 5 US pre-Barbarossa assessments 5.1 The economy and its
military potential 5.2 The size and efficiency of the armed forces 5.3
Internal stability 6 The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and its consequences 6.1
The Polish campaign 6.2 The USSR as a potential military adversary 6.3 The
Red Army enter Estonia 6.4 Assessments regarding the economy during the
autumn 6.5 Soviet air strength - autumn assessments 6.6 Assessments
connected to the Soviet-Japanese conflict 6.7 Anglo-French plans to
interdict the Soviet oil supply 7 The Soviet-Finnish Winter War 7.1 The Red
Army's performance 7.2 The economy and the internal situation 8 Assessments
running up to Barbarossa 8.1 The economy and internal stability 8.2 The
production and quality of munitions 8.3 Milita