Zhukov

by Otto Preston Chaney, Mackintosh Malcolm (Foreword by)

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806144603
Publisher:	University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date:	04/03/2014
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	594
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Otto 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.

Editorial Reviews

A thorough examination of a great soldier that belongs in every military library.”—World War II

From the Publisher

Updated from the 1971 edition to include Zhukov's death and the impact of glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union on his reputation. Marshal Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov (1896-1974) was a World War II military hero, commanding troops against the Japanese, defending Moscow and Stalingrad, and leading the victorious Red Army into Berlin. He was relegated to obscurity by both Stalin and Khrushchev because of his popularity and influence. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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