History of the Russian Army. Glorious military traditions of Russian and Soviet forces

The book of the historian S.P. Andolenko, who had exceptional military experience acquired over the years of service in a foreign legion, has undeniable value not only as a detailed study of the history of the Armed Forces of Russia, starting from the era of the reforms of Peter I before the end of World War II, but also as the first historical study on the Russian army, addressed to the European reader. Being a hereditary military man, the son of a Russian dragoon officer, the French brigade General Andolenko considers the history of the army of a distant homeland, not hiding the admiration of the valor of the glorious Russian army and the patriotism of the Russian people. The book is built in chronological order and equipped with schemes. In Russian is published for the first time