The Russian General Staff and Asia, 1860-1917

ISBN-13: 9780415355612 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 288 str.

Alex Marshall

Opis

This book deals with an important region, the southern frontier of Russia, from Tbilisi to Vladivostok, at a vital point in modern history, when new political forces where transforming the states of Turkey/the Ottoman Empire, Iran, Afghanistan and China. The strategic significance of this region remains crucially important today, as, again, new political forces make an impact. Importantly, the book looks at the region from the standpoint of the Russian general staff, who were much concerned with 'the security perspective', with regional wars both actual and potential, the development and likely consequences of new weaponry and new military techniques, and the behaviour of neighbouring states.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Imperial Russia and the Asian Frontier  2. The Russian State, the Russian General Staff and Asia, 1714-1885: Philosophies of Rule, Institutions and Personnel  3. The Emergence of a Colonial Military Élite: Prince Bariatinskii and the Asian Geopolitical Debate in Russia, 1856-1898  4. Tactics of Expansion, 1714-1885  5. China, Europe and the ‘Yellow Peril’: Far Eastern War Plans, 1871-1914  6. The Caucasus  7. The Russian General Staff and Central Asia  8. The Last Days of the Asiatic Department  9. Conclusion  10. Bibliography

O autorze

Alex Marshall teaches at the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London. He graduated from SSEES at the University of London and from Glasgow University; and has taught at both Glasgow and Dundee Universities, and served as a visiting fellow with the CEP organization at the Buriat State University in Ulan Ude. His research interests include modern Russian and Asian military and political history, Muslim political thought, and military counter-insurgency.