{"product_id":"9781526164520","title":"Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war","description":"Author: Andrew Monaghan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526164520\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 248\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cutting-edge investigation of how Russia makes war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussian strategy in the twenty-first century has been described in terms of 'hybrid' warfare, an approach characterised by measures short of war, such as cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. But as the invasion of Ukraine has brutally demonstrated, conventional armed violence remains a key element of Russian power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war, Andrew Monaghan offers a high-level view of Russian thinking about warfare. Drawing on extensive Russian sources, he addresses important questions that have been overlooked by most Western commentators: what is the military leadership's distinctive idea of twenty-first-century blitzkrieg? How does it understand holistic territorial defence? How does it manage the shifting balance between offence and defence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroducing key concepts from Russian military thinking, \u003ci\u003eBlitzkrieg and the Russian art of war \u003c\/i\u003eis a crucial resource for understanding Russia's resurgent role on the global stage and the devastating threat the country poses to the international order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830028947614,"sku":"ADS-9781526164520","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526164520.jpg?v=1778558358","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526164520","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}