WVU BINA EFFECTIVENESS Bie ey ane Period ETA Williamson MurrayThis compilation © Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett, 1988 This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. No reproduction without permission. All rights reserved. ‘This volume was prepared, proofed and passed for press by the editors and contributors. Allen & Unwin Inc. 8 Winchester Place, Winchester, Mass. 01890, USA the U.S. company of Unwin Hyman Ltd 15/17 Broadwick Street, London WIV 1FP, UK Allen & Unwin (Australia) Ltd, | 8 Napier Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia Allen & Unwin (New Zealand) Ltd in association with the Port Nicholson Press Ltd, 60 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand First published in 1988 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Military effectiveness. Includes bibliographies and indexes. Contents: v. 1. The First World War — v. 2. The interwar period — v. 3. The Second World War. 1. Military art and science—History—20th century. 2. Military history, Modern—20th century. 3. Armed Forces—History—20th century. 1. Millett, Allan Reed. Il. Murray, Williamson. U42.M35. 1987 355'.009°04 87-1584 ISBN 0-04-445053-2 (v. 1: alk. paper) British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Military effectiveness. 1, Armed forces—History—20th century 2. Military history, Modern—20th century Millett, Allan R. I. Murray, Williamson 355'.009° UALS ISBN 0-04-445053-2 v.1 ISBN 0-04-445054-0 v.2 ISBN 0-04-445055-9 v.3 Printed in Great Britain by Biddles Ltd., Guildford, SurreyTable of Contents 1__The Soviet Armed Forces in the Interwar Period Earl F. Ziemke, University of Georgia 2 The French Armed Forces, 1918-40 Robert A. Doughty, US Military Academy 3 The Military Effectiveness of the US Armed Forces, 1919-39 Ronald Spector, University of Alabama 4° The British Armed Forces, 1918-39 Brian Bond, King’s College London Williamson Murray, The Ohio State University 5 Japanese Military Effectiveness: The Interwar Period Carl Boyd, Old Dominion University 6 The Italian Armed Forces, 1918-40 Brian R. Sullivan, Yale University 7 German Military Effectiveness between 1919 and 1939 Manfred Messerschmidt, Militdrgeschichtliches Forschungsamt, Frieburg, Federal Republic of Germany 8 Military Effectiveness of Armed Forces in the Interwar Period, 1919-41: A Review Alvin D. Coox, San Diego State University Index Page 1 39 70 131 169 218 256