{"product_id":"forged-in-war-a-military-history-of-russia-from-its-beginnings-to-today","title":"Forged In War: A Military History Of Russia From Its Beginnings To Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Masterful History Of How War And Insecurity, Both Real And Perceived, Have Driven RussiaS Destiny For Centuries, Including The Disastrous Invasion Of Ukraine.Putin Retains His Stranglehold On His Position In Russia Despite An Almost Ruinous Invasion Of Ukraine. The Answer As To How And Why Can Be Found In Russian History. With No Naturally Defensible Borders, And Environmental Factors Constraining Its Economy, Russia Has Been Pitched Against The PreEminent Military Powers Of The Age Across The Centuries, And Often At A Technological Disadvantage. To Respond To These Challenges, It Has Had To Sit Heavily On The Backs Of Its People, And So War  And The Need To Be Able To Fight It  Has Shaped Its Evolution, From Tsars To Commissars And Presidents.The National Identity Has Been Forged In The Furnace Of War. From The Medieval Kingdom Of Rus Battling Against A Scandinavian Princes And Mongol Emperors, To Its Own EmpireBuilding Conflicts In 19ThCentury Asia, To The Formative Wars Of The 20Th Century Which Saw Russia Pitch From Tsarist Empire To Communist State And Defender Against Nazism, All These Conflicts Stained The Lands Of Russia Red With Blood. A Weak PostCold War Russia Then Turned To Putin, Who Created A New Mood For Martial Triumphalism Which Led Directly To The Ukrainian War.Packed With Contemporary Accounts, Forged In War Strips Away The Myth To Give An InsiderS View On RussiaS Past And Present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958941827317,"sku":"DADAX1472862503","price":28.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81G7EkhH0BL.jpg?v=1775581664","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/forged-in-war-a-military-history-of-russia-from-its-beginnings-to-today","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}