In "Stumbling Colossus", David Glantz explored why the Red Army was unprepared for the German blitzkrieg that nearly destroyed it and left more than four million of its soldiers dead by the end of 1941. In "Colossus Reborn" he recounts the miraculous resurrection of the Red Army, which, with a dazzling display of military strategy and operational prowess, stopped the Wehrmacht in its tracks and turned the tide of war. A major achievement in the recovery and preservation of an entire nation's military experience, "Colossus Reborn" is marked by Glantz's unrivaled access to and use of Soviet archival sources. This allows him to illuminate not only Russian victories in the Battles of Moscow, Stalingrad, and Kursk, but also to rescue a host of major "forgotten battles," many of which had been suppressed to preserve reputations and national pride. As he reveals in unprecedented detail, disastrous defeats vied with resounding victories throughout the early years of the conflict, as the Red Army struggled to find itself in the "Great Patriotic War." Beyond the battles themselves, Glantz also presents an in-depth portrait of the Red Army as an evolving military institution. Assessing more clearly than ever before the army's size, strength, and force structure, he provides keen insights into its doctrine, strategy, tactics, weaponry, training, officer corps, and political leadership. In the process, he puts a human face on the Red Army's commanders and soldiers, including women and those who served in units-security (NKVD), engineer, railroad, auto-transport, construction, and penal forces-that have, until now, remained poorly understood. The world's top authority on the Soviet military, Glantz has produced a remarkable study that adds immeasurably to our understanding of the one part of World War II that's still struggling to emerge from the shadows of history.

Part I.The Red Army at war, 1941-1943 -- The first period of the war, 22 June 1941 to 18 November 1942 -- The second period of the war, 1943 -- Soviet military art -- part II. The force -- Strength and major components -- The shadow army: NKVD forces -- Rifle and airborne forces -- Tank, mechanized, and cavalry forces -- Artillery and air forces -- Engineer, signal, chemical railroad, auto-transport and road, and construction forces -- part III. The leaders and the led -- Strategic leadership and control organs -- Central military administration -- The officer corps and command cadre -- The Red Army soldier -- Conclusions.