An exploration of the birth and evolution of operational art the type of warfare linking strategic goals to actual combat engagements showing how it arose in Russia from the conflicts of the Russo-Japanese War, how it changed but survived through Czardom and Communism, and how it still continues to be a force today as Soviet trained leaders apply the theories in other countries. Harrison, a Moscow-based independent researcher, uses memoirs, theoretical works and materials from Russian military archives to show how this theory dominated the Russian, then Soviet ways of war. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)