The twentieth century was not kind to Russia. Despite its great potential and remarkable achievements; the country also bore the weight of two world wars; a revolution and civil war; totalitarian tyranny; famine and ecological destruction; economic ruin; and imperial decline. Will Russia ever be prosperous; peaceful; and free? Seeking clues in the past; Michael Kort revisits earlier turning points in Russia's history--from the fall of the old regime to the establishment of the Bolshevik dictatorship and Stalinist totalitarianism; from the reforms and counter-reforms of Khrushchev and Brezhnev to the tumultuous years of change under Gorbachev and Yeltsin. Which strands of Russia's past is their successor; Vladimir Putin; weaving into the fabric of the present; and which are being allowed to fade; for better or worse? This new edition of The Soviet Colossus brings the story up through the first decade of the twenty-first century. Distinctively readable; judicious; and focused on critical events and questions; it integrates new revelations about the Soviet past and ongoing debates about the Soviet regime as well as its successor. It is the ideal text for as one semester history course or background for a political science course.
#716550 in Books Watkins Robert A 2017-05-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 12.20 x .80 x 9.30l; #File Name: 0764352733160 pagesBattle Colors Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Tenth Fourteenth Twentieth Usaafs China Burma India Theater of Operations and the Western P
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Battle Colors Vol. 6By Kenneth L. HorwegeWatkins' Vol. 6 completes his history of the AAF WW2 Battle Colors for the overseas Theaters; in the same outstandingly detailed and colorful manner as the first 5 volumes. with all the patches; insignia and brief unit histories. I was particularly interested in this volume since in my own AF Service ('64 - '70) I served under some of the pilots; who became unit commanders in their own right; who flew in the CBI Brings their valor and service even closer to home!! The maps are especially interesting in depicting where each unit served.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good source on USAAF tactical markings for historians and modellersBy Jersey KidAuthor Watkins' fifth book on USAAF unit tactical markings is just like the first four in providing an excellent lookup to identify units or to portray a model with correct markings.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Aaron Brooks WoltersGreat set of books; I now have the complete set.
