Drawing on evidence not yet seen in the West, including combat records of early engagements and formerly classified Soviet archival material, Glantz, founder and former director of the US Army's Foreign Military Studies Office, proves that in 1941 the Red Army was poorly trained, inadequately equipped, disorganized, and incapable of engaging in large-scale military campaigns. He dispels many of the myths about the Red Army that have persisted since the war, and refutes Viktor Suvorov's controversial thesis that Stalin was planning a preemptive strike against Germany. Includes b&w photos and illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.