The foundation of the Soviet army and the Russian Civil War -- Revolution for export: the Battle for Poland, 1920 -- The army of workers and peasants: 1922-29 -- Modernization and mechanization: 1930-36 -- The Army purge and its aftermath: 1937-39 -- The lessons of Finland: 1939-41 -- Disaster in the West: June-October, 1941 -- The battle for Moscow: October, 1941-March, 1942 -- The year of Stalingrad: 1942-43 -- The Battle of the Kursk Salient: 1943 -- The Pursuit of 1944 -- The final victory: 1945 -- Stalin's Army: 1945-53 -- Khrushchev's Army and after: 1953-66.