Military Writings

From the publisher:

These are among Trotsky's most brilliant writings, a remarkable example of the application of Marxism -- not abstractly, but concretely -- to practical matters, without a hint of dogmatism, sectarianism, or phrasemongering. Not only are they of interest to students of warfare, for Trotsky's point of departure is always the inseperability of military matters from the living social and political context.

About the author

Leon Trotsky was a key leader of the Russian Revolution. Forced into exile in 1928, Trotsky devoted the rest of his life to fighting the degeneration of the revolution and rise of a new dictatorial regime. Vilified and isolated, he fought an uncompromising battle with the Stalinist bureaucracy, defending the revolutionary and internationalist principles upon which the revolution was based. In 1940, he was murdered by an agent of the Stalinist regime.