Stalin's Other War: Soviet Grand Strategy, 1939-1941

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Weeks, Albert Loren, 1923–

Stalin’s other war : Soviet grand strategy, 1939-1941 / Albert L. Weeks.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781461643494

1. Soviet Union—Foreign relations—1917–1945—Philosophy. 2. Soviet Union—Military policy. 3. Communism—Soviet Union. 4. World War, 1939–1945—Diplomatic history. I. Title.

DK268.5 .W44 2002

940.53’2247—dc21

2002001793

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