Putin's Wars : From Chechnya to Ukraine (Hardcover)

(Subject to confirmation) Chapter 1. Introduction Before Putin Chapter 2. Wars of Soviet Dissolution Chapter 3. Wars of Russian Assertion Chapter 4.The First Chechen War Chapter 5. A Military in Crisis Enter Putin Chapter 6. Putin's Priorities Chapter 7. The Second Chechen War Chapter 8. From Pragmatism to Confrontation Rearming Russia Chapter 9. Rumble for Ruble Chapter 10. AKs to Armata Chapter 11. The Sky is Russia's! Chapter 12. Contesting the Sea Chapter 13. Power Projection Chapter 14. The Nuclear Backstop Chapter 15. Putin's 'Magic Five' All Putin's Men Chapter 16. Ivanov, the consolidator Chapter 17. Serdyukov, the enforcer Chapter 18. Shoigu, the rebuilder Chapter 19. In Command Chapter 20. I Serve Russia! Chapter 21. Orthodoxy under Arms Chapter 22. The Rise of the Spooks Chapter 23. Political War Chapter 24. New Generation Warfare Chapter 25. Wars Cyber and Information Chapter 26. Mercs and Pseudo-Mercs Chapter 27. The Praetorians Putin's Foreign Wars Chapter 28. Georgia, 2008 Chapter 29. Crimea, 2014 Chapter 30. Donbas, 2014 Chapter 31. Lessons of Ukraine Chapter 32. Syria, 2015 Chapter 33. Intervention Wars, 2019 Challenges of the Future Chapter 34. The Turbulent North Caucasus Chapter 35. China the Frenemy Chapter 36. The Future Military Balance Chapter 37. Conclusions: the Eurasian Sparta? Index