Mark (New York University, New Galeotti: Putin Takes Crimea 2014

Name: Mark (New York University, New Galeotti: Putin Takes Crimea 2014
Author: Galeotti, Mark (New York University, New & Cano Rodriguez, Irene
ISBN: 9781472853844

by Galeotti, Mark (New York University, New & Cano Rodriguez, Irene

ISBN: 9781472853844

Published: 2023-09-26

History

An authoritative analysis of how Putin's Russia conquered the Crimea in 2014 using 'grey zone' warfare techniques, blending operations by anonymous special forces with cyber, sabotage, and propaganda. Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 was almost bloodless – fought as much through propaganda, cyberattacks and subversion as by force of arms – but it is crucial for our understanding of both modern warfare and recent Russian history. Ironically, this slick triumph eventually led to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest and costliest conventional war in Europe since 1945. This is a fascinating account of the Crimea conquest from a supremely qualified expert on modern Russian forces. Illustrated throughout, it explores how Russia developed its new model of 'hybrid' or 'grey zone' warfare, and planned and deployed it against Crimea, from the choreographed appearance of 'spontaneous' protesters through to the deployment of unbadged Russian elite forces. In this book Mark...

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