Red Assault

Red Assault Soviet Airborne Forces, 1930-1941 Author:Vladimir Kotelnikov Language:English Format:Softcover Dimensions:7" x 9.75" Pages:344 Photos:400 b/w photos & illustrations Publisher:Helion and Company ISBN:9781912390793 Item No. 9781912390793 In the 1930s Red Army Command maintained what was often an offensive doctrine. The plan was to fight a bloodless victory on foreign ground. An offensive by the Worker's and Peasant's Red Army was to unfold as per the classic Blitzkrieg - it was with good reason that some of the higher ranking commanders had studied at the German General Headquarters Academy. Furthermore all the technical achievements of the period were taken into account. The assault would begin with air strikes from strategic aviation: armadas of huge bombers would attack key targets deep inside enemy territory. At the same time enormous numbers of airborne troops would be dropped behind enemy lin