The Military Strategy of the Soviet Union: A History - Paperbackby David M. Glantz (Author) Armed revolution and civil war gave birth to the Soviet Union, world War II propelled it to global pre eminence, and the Cold War contributed to the Soviet Union's demise. Given Marxism Leninism's idological preoccupation with war and threats of war, it is understandable that the spectre of war should play a vital role in the life and fate of the Soviet state. This study of Soviet military strategy is based upon the twin