Soviet Partisans in World War II

Soviet Partisans in World War II is a summation and an extension - both carried out with great talent by Professor John A. Armstrong of the University of Wisconsin - of a postwar program of research into the origins, doctrine, operations, and effectiveness of Soviet irregular warfare. The volume can be read as an original and important contribution to the history of World War II and to the study of the Soviet political system operating under extreme stress. Originally published in 1964, when Soviet policy layed strong emphasis on "wars of national (or people's) liberation" and on Soviet backing for them, these studies likewise provided a fresh examination of the then recent and intensive Soviet experience in the waging of unconventional warfare.