Putin's Sledgehammer : The Wagner Group and Russia's Collapse into Mercenary Chaos by Candace Rondeaux (2025, Hardcover) online kaufen

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ISBN-101541703065

ISBN-139781541703063

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Book TitlePutin's Sledgehammer : the Wagner Group and Russia's Collapse Into Mercenary Chaos

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWorld / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Europe / Eastern, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Geopolitics

Publication Year2025

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorCandace Rondeaux

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight24.9 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-035099

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Rondeaux places Prigozhin and other paramilitary warlords, who had been active in fighting Ukraine long before the 2022 invasion, in the context of contemporary Russian politics, with Putin betting that the West had no strategies to counter them--correctly, she adds...An illuminating look at a nationalist army." -- Kirkus, "Candace Rondeaux has given us a riveting story of how Putin used a criminal mercenary organization to do his dirty work. She also tells us how the Wagner Group turned on its master. Putin's Sledgehammer is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of Russia and how to counter the Kremlin's wars and shadow wars across the globe."-- H.R. McMaster, former national intelligence advisor of the US, "Highly detailed and magnificently written, Putin's Sledgehammer has much to offer.... A must-read foreign-affairs title." -- Booklist

Dewey Decimal947.0864

SynopsisThe astonishing inside story of the Wagner Group, the world's deadliest militia. In July 2023, the Wagner Group assembled an armed convoy that included tanks and rocket launchers and set out on what seemed like a journey to take control of Moscow. The last person to attempt such a venture was Adolf Hitler. Wagner's power began from patronage, then grew from international theft and extortion, until it was so great it exposed the weakness of Russia's conventional military and became a threat to the Russian state, one that was not demonstrably eliminated until a private jet containing Wagner's core commanders was blown up in midair. That Yevgeny Prigozhin, a local criminal thug, was able to build a private army that was on the threshold of overwhelming the world's second largest country seems incredible. In fact, it was inevitable following the hollowing out of the Russian military, the creeping use of contract groups for murky foreign missions, power struggles inside the Kremlin, and the ability of the new militias to corner and exploit the black economy. Told with unique inside sourcing and expertise, Putin's Sledgehammer is a gripping and terrifying account of a superpower that contracted its soul to a pitiless militia., The astonishing inside story of the Wagner Group, the world's deadliest militia - "a must-read for anyone interested in the future of Russia and how to counter the Kremlin's wars" (H. R. McMaster) In June 2023, the Wagner Group assembled an armed convoy that included tanks and rocket launchers and set out on what seemed like a journey to take control of Moscow. The last person to attempt such a venture was Adolf Hitler. Wagner's power began from patronage, then grew from international theft and extortion, until it was so great it exposed the weakness of Russia's conventional military and became a threat to the Russian state, one that was not demonstrably eliminated until a private jet containing Wagner's core commanders was blown up in midair. That Yevgeny Prigozhin, a local criminal thug, was able to build a private army that was on the threshold of overwhelming the world's second largest country seems incredible. In fact, it was inevitable following the hollowing out of the Russian military, the creeping use of contract groups for murky foreign missions, power struggles inside the Kremlin, and the ability of the new militias to corner and exploit the black economy. Told with unique inside sourcing and expertise, Putin's Sledgehammer is a gripping and terrifying account of a superpower that contracted its soul to a pitiless militia.

LC Classification NumberDK510.764.R643 2025