Roger R. Reese, Red Commanders: A Social History of the Soviet Army Officer Corps, 1918-1991, Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2005, 315 pages.

This is a very interesting book; one worth reading regardless of whether one agrees with the author’s argument or not because in the process of telling his story, the author provides new and helpful information on the evolution of officers in the Soviet Army.There are a number of reasons why this book is an invaluable source of information and analysis. First of all, Reese writes very well, a welcome change from many of the political science texts I find it necessary to read and interpret. Se...