Red Army and the Great Terror
Choice Outstanding Academic Title
On June 11, 1937, a closed military court ordered the execution of a group of the Soviet Union''s most talented and experienced army officers, including Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevskii; all were charged with participating in a Nazi plot to overthrow the regime of Joseph Stalin. There followed a massive military purge, from the officer corps through the rank-and-file,...
Choice Outstanding Academic Title
On June 11, 1937, a closed military court ordered the execution of a group of the Soviet Union''s most talented and experienced army officers, including Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevskii; all were charged with participating in a Nazi plot to overthrow the regime of Joseph Stalin. There followed a massive military purge, from the officer corps through the rank-and-file,...