. The Russian army from within. mmm. RUSSIAN INFANTRYMEN ^ ( THE RUSSIAN ARMYFROM WITHIN BY W. BARNES STEVENI LONDON HENRY FROWDE HODDER AND STOUGHTON Printed in Great Britain by William Brindon and Son, Ltd., Plymouth UN PREFACE /^WING to the unusual interest now taken in^-^ Russian military matters, I have been in-duced to write the following account of theRussian Army from within. This little workdoes not profess to be of a technical nature, but is?^ simply an account of the Russian commanders and2 soldiers and the impression they made upon me~. during the twenty-seven years I resided in va
. The Russian army from within. mmm. RUSSIAN INFANTRYMEN ^ ( THE RUSSIAN ARMYFROM WITHIN BY W. BARNES STEVENI LONDON HENRY FROWDE HODDER AND STOUGHTON Printed in Great Britain by William Brindon and Son, Ltd., Plymouth UN PREFACE /^WING to the unusual interest now taken in^-^ Russian military matters, I have been in-duced to write the following account of theRussian Army from within. This little workdoes not profess to be of a technical nature, but is?^ simply an account of the Russian commanders and2 soldiers and the impression they made upon me~. during the twenty-seven years I resided in variousS parts of the Empire, more especially in Cronstadt,5 Finland, Petrograd, Krasno Selo, Little Russia andthe Caucasus. W. B. S. London, September, 1914 345435 CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER IThe Country and the Army ... 13 CHAPTER nRussias Strength in Men and Money . 21 CHAPTER III The Peasant, the Backbone of the Army . 31 CHAPTER IVIvan : the Russian Tommy Atkins . 43 CHAPTER VUniform, Arms, and Artillery ... 63 CHAPTER VI The Japarussianarmyfrom00stev
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