Download or read book The Red Army, 1918-1941 written by Earl F Ziemke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-05-20 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supported in large part by evidence released after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this book follows the career of the Red Army from its birth in 1918 as the designated vanguard of world revolution to its affiliation in 1941 with 'the citadel of capitalism', the United States.