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The book of the outstanding military leader and military theorist, Marshal of the Soviet Union B.M. Shaposhnikova "Army Brain is a fundamental work in which the author formulated the main provisions on the nature of the future war, the features of the leadership of the modern war, on the role, functions and structure of the General Staff as the Supreme Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces.
The book "The Brain of the Army is a deep analytical and historical research, is of interest to a wide range of readers - military historians, teachers, listeners of military academies, cadets of military universities, people who have devoted their lives to military service. It collects and sets out extremely valuable information that will help the thoughtful reader to form an idea of ​​the course of the history of the previous world war at the beginning of the 20th century. The book introduces the reader to the main views on the nature of the war and its scale, gives an idea of ​​the structure of the General Staff as a supreme supervision body and the essence of its work, the requirements for the modern war to the commander, to the operational management bodies and their employees. Finally, she introduces the reader to the functional activities of the General Staff to prepare the country"s economy for war. The emergence of labor "Army Brain" aroused a keen interest among the command staff of the Red Army and found a wide response on the pages of the military press both in the USSR and abroad. Labor B.M. Shaposhnikova had a significant impact on the development of Soviet military science.
I.V. Stalin greatly appreciated B.M. Shaposhnikova, always carefully listened to his opinion and consulted on important strategic issues during the Second World War.
After 1927-1929. The book was not published.
The book will be interesting to a wide range of readers, will expand the ideas about many issues of not only the course of military history, but also the universal factors of reality surrounding us. For example, the author’s view of the political life of different countries, historical persons, the system of relations of various levels and other issues, of course, will cause the interest of the modern reader.
In addition, the book can be a valuable and memorable gift for each connoisseur and lover of a historical publication written by a talented author.
The publication is supplemented by comments and illustrations. The application includes: the chronology of the main events mentioned in the book, a review of General A.E. Snesarev (1927), a pointer of names.
The author of the introductory word - Army General M.A. Gareev, military leader, famous military historian and theorist, president of the Academy of Military Sciences, Doctor of Military Sciences, Doctor East. sciences.
Compiled by Egorov N.D.
2nd edition