Putin's wars : from Chechnya to Ukraine /: from Chechnya to Ukraine. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Galeotti.
• Authors: Galeotti, Mark
• Contents: Author's Note List of Illustrations List of Maps and Diagrams Abbreviations Cast of Characters Chronology 1. Introduction PART ONE: BEFORE PUTIN2. Born in Chaos 3. A Military in Crisis 4. The First Chechen War 5. The Wars of Russian Assertion PART TWO: ENTER PUTIN6. Putin's Priorities 7. The Second Chechen War 8. Ivanov, the Initiator 9. Serdyukov, the Enforcer 10. Georgia, 2008 (1): Tbilisi's Move … 11. Georgia, 2008 (2): … Moscow's Counter 12. 'New Look' Army PART THREE: THE NEW COLD WAR13. Shoigu, the Rebuilder 14. Crimea, 2014 15. Donbas, 2014– 16. Lessons of the Donbas War 17. Syria, 2015– (1): The Unexpected Intervention 18. Syria, 2015– (2): Lessons of the Syrian Campaign PART FOUR: REARMING RUSSIA19. Rumble for Ruble 20. Armiya Rossii 21. The Sky is Russia's! 22. Contesting the Sea 23. Power Projection: Blue and Black Berets 24. The Spetsnaz 25. The Nuclear Backstop PART FIVE: THE FUTURE26. Political Warfare 27. New Generation Warfare 28. The Challenges of the Future 29. Ukraine 2022: Putin's Last War? 30. Conclusions: The Eurasian Sparta? Notes Selected English-language Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 947.0862; 21st century history: from c 2000; Military tactics; Special & elite forces; War & defence operations; History -- Military -- Other; History -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union; History -- Modern -- 21st Century; History -- Military -- Strategy; History -- Military -- Special Forces; Military history: post WW2 conflicts; Russia (Federation) -- History -- 21st century; Russia -- History, Military -- 20th century; Russia (Federation) -- History, Military -- 21st century; Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472847539; 9781472847515
• Related ISBNs: 9781472847546
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