Analysis of the central role of militarization in the devel opment of state, society and economy in the U.S.S.R. between the end of the "New Economic Plan" in 1926 and the conclusion of the first "Five-Year Plan" in 1933.

1.Laying the Foundations of Rearmament 13 -- 2. Rumors of War 43 -- 3. Hunt for Internal Enemies 64 -- 4. Shift Toward Radical Rearmament 85 -- 5. 1929 and the Creation of the First Five-Year Plan 108 -- 6. Red Army Consolidates Its Victory 135 -- 7. Industrial Failure and Military Frustration 157 -- 8. Manchurian Crisis 184 -- Appendix 1 Soviet Defense Budgets 217 -- Appendix 2 Military Industry during the First Five-Year Plan 218. Laying the Foundations of Rearmament -- Rumors of War -- The Hunt for Internal Enemies -- The Shift Toward Radical Rearmament -- 1929 and the Creation of the First Five-Year Plan -- The Red Army Consolidates Its Victory -- Industrial Failure and Military Frustration -- The Manchurian Crisis -- Soviet Defense Budgets -- Military Industry during the First Five-Year Plan.