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Roger R. Reese is professor of history at Texas A&M University.
Obres de Roger R. Reese
Why Stalin's Soldiers Fought: The Red Army's Military Effectiveness in World War II (Modern War Studies) (2011) 30 exemplars
Russia's Army: A History from the Napoleonic Wars to the War in Ukraine (Volume 76) (Campaigns and Commanders Series) (2023) 3 exemplars
The Russian Imperial Army 17961917 (The International Library of Essays on Military History) (2017) 2 exemplars
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With all that in mind, my thought is that with all these issues the surprise is not that the Soviet officer corps never quite crystallized a professional ethic, but that one could have ever emerged. After all, most armies are a mirror of the society they serve. Further, I wonder if "profession" is quite the word that Reese should be using in regards to his critique of the mindset of the typical Soviet army officer. What really seems to have been lacking is a sense of vocation.… (més)