{"product_id":"reforming-the-tsars-army-david-schimmelpenninck-van-der-oye-9780521819886","title":"Reforming the Tsar's Army","description":"From Peter the Great to Nicholas II, Russian rulers always understood the need to maintain an army and navy capable of preserving the empire's great power status. This volume examines how Imperial Russia's armed forces sought to adapt to the challenges of modern warfare. The tsars inevitably faced the dilemma of importing European military and technological innovations while censoring political beliefs that could challenge the autocracy's monopoly on power. Within the context of a constant race to avoid oblivion, the impulse for military renewal emerges from this volume as a fundamental and recurring theme in modern Russian history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Schimmelpenninck Van Der Oye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521819881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521819886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"David Schimmelpenninck Van Der Oye","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119840751871,"sku":"9780521819886","price":88.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_073150e2-8641-4db2-be17-c1591cd7bc5e.jpg?v=1687411213","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reforming-the-tsars-army-david-schimmelpenninck-van-der-oye-9780521819886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}