Stalin's Ocean-Going Fleet: Soviet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programmes 1935-1953

ISBN-13: 9780714644486 / Miękka / 2006 / 368 str.

Rohwer, Jurgen

Opis

In this work, two senior naval historians analyze the discussions held in leading Soviet political, military, and naval circles concerning naval strategy and the decisions taken for warship-building programmes. They describe the reconstitution of the fleet under difficult conditions from the end of the Civil War up to the mid-1920s, leading to a change from classical naval strategy to a Jeune ecole model in the first two Five-Year Plans, including efforts to obtain foreign assistance in the design of warships and submarines. Their aim is to explain the reasons for the sudden change in 1935 to begin building a big ocean-going fleet. After a period of co-operation with Germany from 1939-41, the plans came to a halt when Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in 1941. Finally, this work covers the reopening of the naval planning processes in 1944 and 1945 and the discussions of the naval leadership with Stalin, the party and government officials about the direction of the new building programmes as the Cold War began.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Historiography on the Soviet Navy: Historiography On The Soviet Navy 3. The Reconstitution Phase, 1920-25: Reconstitution Phase, 1920-25 4. The Consolidation Phase, 1925-32: The Consolidation Phase, 1925-32 5. The Second Five-Year Plan, 1933-37: The Second Five-Year Plan, 1933-37 6. The Change to the Big High Seas and Ocean-Going Fleet: The Change to the Big High Seas and Ocean-Going Fleet 7. The Third Five-Year Plan: The Third Five-Year Plan 8. The Second World War-The First Two Years, 1939-41 9. The Great Patriotic War, 1941-45 10. From 1945 to the End of Stalin's Regime: From 1945 to the End of Stalin's Regime 11. Why Did Stalin Build his Big Ocean-Going Fleet?: Why Did Stalin Build his Big Ocean-Going Fleet?

O autorze

Jurgen Rohwer