{"product_id":"secret-soldiers-of-the-revolution-soviet-military-intelligence-1918-1933-9780313309908","title":"Secret Soldiers of the Revolution: Soviet Military Intelligence, 1918-1933","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeonard provides the first comprehensive history of the Red Army's Intelligence Directorate, known today as the GRU, from its inception during the Russian Civil War up to the rise of Nazi Germany in 1933. During these early years of Soviet Army intelligence, the GRU actively promoted Communism internationally through insurrection and partisan warfare. It became deeply involved in espionage in Western Europe, the United States, and Asia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaking extensive use of primary sources, many of which have only recently become available, Leonard completes a story that has until now been often inaccurate or simply confused.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.43w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313309908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRAYMOND W. LEONARD is currently an Instructor in the Department of History and Anthropology at Central Missouri State University. He has taught and lectured at the University of Kansas and Wichita State University. An expert on Soviet military studies, Dr. Leonard has also published on U.S. military history in \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924477358195,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":158.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f0c06bce-cbf5-4b44-a1a2-4a0b1d8c22fe.jpg?v=1692190717","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/secret-soldiers-of-the-revolution-soviet-military-intelligence-1918-1933-9780313309908","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}