Forms taken by imperialist armies are on the surface extremely manifold, and vary according to the more or less democratic or fascist forms of the various capitalistic states -- adapted from page 1.

"First published 1940 (The first half of this book was published in 1938 under the same title)."

The birth of the Red Army --The military specialists -- Four years of civil war and intervention -- The Polish Campaign of 1920 -- Trotsky and the Red Army -- The Red Army in the years of peace -- From Lenin to Stalin -- The decapitation of the Red Army -- The Stalin-Hitler pact -- War strength of the Soviet Union -- The start of the USSR towards world domination -- The Finish Campaign -- The scheme for a Socialist army.