Mark Galeotti
Author
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
384 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Putin's Wars is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries...