Soviet Military Aviation In Central Asia

Author : Vladimir Kotelnikov
Publisher : Helion
ISBN 13 : 9781804516089
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soviet Military Aviation in Central Asia written by Vladimir Kotelnikov and published by Helion. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The utilization of air power by the Communist regime in Russia during the revolutionary period and civil war to control its territories in Central Asia is an intriguing aspect of military history often overlooked in Western narratives. The region, which bordered Iran, Afghanistan, and China, and included the ancient cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, held strategic significance for both the Russian Empire and the subsequent USSR. Attempts to impose Russian or communist ideologies on the indigenous tribal populations clashed with deeply rooted Islamic traditions, leading to resistance movements such as the Basmachi uprising. The Basmachi insurgency, viewed as defenders of traditional tribal values by the local populace, was perceived as mere banditry by the Russian and Soviet authorities. Policing such vast and challenging terrain, where environmental conditions posed significant hazards alongside armed opposition, necessitated innovative approaches. Consequently, the Soviets turned to air power as a means of controlling these remote regions. Despite inventive tactics, the aircraft employed by the Soviets in Central Asia during the inter-war period were often outdated, worn-out, or repurposed from other theaters of operation. This reliance on obsolete or marginal aircraft highlights the resource constraints faced by the Soviet military during this tumultuous period. Soviet Military Aviation in Central Asia: 1917-41 offers a detailed exploration of the inter-war use of air power in Soviet Central Asia, drawing from Russian-language sources and photographic archives. The book provides insights into the challenges faced by the Soviet military in maintaining control over the region, accompanied by rare photographs and unique color artworks depicting the aircraft utilized during this era. Through this lens, readers can gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of military strategy and conflict in Central Asia during the early twentieth century.

Author : Dmitriy Komissarov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781902109299
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in Asia written by Dmitriy Komissarov and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union tried to exert its political influence on the Asian continent. A major pillar of this cold‐war policy was the widespread supply of arms to the Continent including many combat, transport, training and utility aircraft. Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in Asia reviews in detail the Soviet and Russian aircraft types used throughout Asia, starting in the 1950s and continuing through to the present day. Each nation is reviewed individually with an overview of the types used, their service record (including combat in conflicts of varying intensities) and extensive tables of individual aircraft with serials, construction numbers, versions and notes. Although the ubiquitous MiG fighters and Mil helicopters feature prominently, there are many other types to consider and aircraft from all the leading design bureaux, including Antonov, Beriyev, Il'yushin, Kamov, Sukhoi, Tupolev and Yakovlev are covered in this book. Chinese 'copies' of Soviet designs are reviewed and also included are those quasi‐military and ostensibly civilian transports which have clearly been operated largely on behalf of the military. Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in Asia is a treasure trove of exotic colours and markings, combined with a mass of unpublished, original information including over 320 photos, over 140 colour profiles and around 50 insignia to delight modellers and fascinate all readers.

Author : Dr. Robert F. Baumann
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782899650
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russian-Soviet Unconventional Wars in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Afghanistan [Illustrated Edition] written by Dr. Robert F. Baumann and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Includes 12 maps and 4 tables] In recent years, the U.S. Army has paid increasing attention to the conduct of unconventional warfare. However, the base of historical experience available for study has been largely American and overwhelmingly Western. In Russian-Soviet Unconventional Wars in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, Dr. Robert F. Baumann makes a significant contribution to the expansion of that base with a well-researched analysis of four important episodes from the Russian-Soviet experience with unconventional wars. Primarily employing Russian sources, including important archival documents only recently declassified and made available to Western scholars, Dr. Baumann provides an insightful look at the Russian conquest of the Caucasian mountaineers (1801-59), the subjugation of Central Asia (1839-81), the reconquest of Central Asia by the Red Army (1918-33), and the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). The history of these wars—especially as it relates to the battle tactics, force structure, and strategy employed in them—offers important new perspectives on elements of continuity and change in combat over two centuries. This is the first study to provide an in-depth examination of the evolution of the Russian and Soviet unconventional experience on the predominantly Muslim southern periphery of the former empire. There, the Russians encountered fierce resistance by peoples whose cultures and views of war differed sharply from their own. Consequently, this Leavenworth Paper addresses not only issues germane to combat but to a wide spectrum of civic and propaganda operations as well.

Author : Robin Higham
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714647845
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century written by Robin Higham and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1977, Robin Higham and Jacob Kipp edited Soviet Aviation and Air Power, the first comprehensive study of Russian aviation. This new volume brings together both new editors and new contributors, to take a fresh look at Russian and Soviet aviation in the twentieth century. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990, new archives have become available as well as new perspectives, and all the contributors to this new volume have based their research on newly available material. While some chapters update those in the 1977 work, most break new ground, such as those dealing with the aircraft industry, the designers, and Soviet Air combat on the periphery.

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428910018
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After Two Wars: Reflections on the American Strategic Revolution in Central Asia written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11, 2001, the United States has fought two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In these wars, the United States has accomplished or more precisely revealed a strategic revolution. Most notably, U.S.-led coalitions sustained forces in Central Asia and the Caucasus over an extended period by sea and air for the rst time in history. Thus, American leaders and commanders revealed that the new military capabilities hitherto associated with the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) could be deployed anywhere in the world, that U.S. forces would and could be optimized for global power projection capabilities, and that new theaters like Central Asia were of considerable strategic importance to Washington. Their actions rejected a parallel to the ongoing Revolution in Strategic Affairs (RSA) that reaformed the importance of that area as a potential theater of strategic operations (a term taken originally from Soviet military thought).

Author : S. Enders Wimbush
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alternatives for Mobilizing Soviet Central Asian Labor written by S. Enders Wimbush and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Commander Mark S. Caren
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782897674
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soviet-Afghan War: Another Look written by Commander Mark S. Caren and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research effort reviews the Soviet military's involvement in Afghanistan from four general, perspectives: (1) systemic problems inherent in the Soviet military culture, (2) the use of surprise, (3) operational maneuver and the preeminence of aviation and (4) employment of mines and chemical weapons as an extension of maneuver warfare. This paper concludes that the lessons of this war have been learned by the Russians. There is every reason to believe that they can achieve the level of doctrinal changes required to be successful in future “local” interventions. It must be accompanied, however, by corresponding socio-military reform.

Author : Olga Oliker
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833040804
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S. Interests in Central Asia written by Olga Oliker and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006-01-10 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The republics of Central Asia became more important to United States when U.S. forces were deployed there in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The authors examine U.S. interests in the region, identify three main components of a successful military strategy there; and conclude that the U.S. military should have a relatively minor, but important, role in U.S. policy toward this part of the world.

Author : Rajan Menon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315501716
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia written by Rajan Menon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive exploration of the international environment examines not only traditional political-military concerns but also economic, ethnic, and environmental issues and the role of crime, terrorism, the drug trade, and migration in the security environment of Russia and its neighbours to the south. This approach takes account of both the internal and external aspects of security problems and their interplay. The participation of international authors facilitates the consideration of each problem from all relevant points of view.

Author : Greg Austin
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 9781864485981
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red Star East written by Greg Austin and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three quarters of Russia's territory lies in Asia, east of the Ural mountains. The country's principal threats now come from Asian countries on its southern borders. Drawing on a wide variety of Russian language sources, this book provides the first substantial study of Russian military posture in the Asia Pacific since the collapse of the USSR.