The Stalin And Molotov Lines

DURING THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR, THE RED ARMY, IN ITS DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO SAFEGUARD THE NEW REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT, CREATED A SERIES OF FORTIFIED AREAS, OR UKREPLINNYJE RAJONY (UR), WHICH WERE TO BE USED NOT ONLY FOR DEFENSE BUT WERE ALSO TO ACT AS JUMPING OFF POINTS FOR OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. THIS BOOK PROVIDES A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE DEFENSIVE LINES, AND THE FIGHTING THAT TOOK PLACE AROUND THEM IN 1941.