The Soviet Economy and the Red Army, 1930-1945

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This text describes the creation of a new economy in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1945. The Red Army defeated the Germans in World War II with equipment produced by that economy and not with masses of untrained men as has been often argued. The Soviet weapons were produced in factories designed and built under the direction of American engineers in the 1930s. Also, the Weimar Republic played a part in the creation of the Red Army by providing aviation and tank training schools and technical assistance to the developing armaments industry. Dunn argues that if France had been invaded by the Allies in 1943 rather than in 1944, the post-war world would have been less advantageous to the Soviet Union.

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[T]here is much of interest for the dedicated historian. The chapters dealing with logistics and transport are particularly commendable...-Europe-Asia Studies
Dunn deserves praise both for the detail of his study and for establishing that the soviet "production victory" was not a foregone conclusion.- The Russian Review
Dunn's clearly written monograph examines the relationship between the Soviet economy and the Red Army's victory in WW II, and is the author's third work in a series beginning with Second Front Now (1980) and continuing with Hitler's Nemesis: The Red Army, 1930-1945. Graduate; faculty.-Choice
"There is much of interest for the dedicated historian. The chapters dealing with logistics and transport are particularly commendable..."-Europe-Asia Studies
"[T]here is much of interest for the dedicated historian. The chapters dealing with logistics and transport are particularly commendable..."-Europe-Asia Studies
"Dunn deserves praise both for the detail of his study and for establishing that the soviet "production victory" was not a foregone conclusion."- The Russian Review
"Dunn's clearly written monograph examines the relationship between the Soviet economy and the Red Army's victory in WW II, and is the author's third work in a series beginning with Second Front Now (1980) and continuing with Hitler's Nemesis: The Red Army, 1930-1945. Graduate; faculty."-Choice

Author Bio

WALTER S. DUNN, JR., has published in the areas of 18th-uentury fur trade, museum administration, and military history. His books include Second Front Now 1943 (1981) and Hitler's Nemesis: The Red Army 1930-1945 (1994).