BATTLE OF RUSSIA: How Many Rivers to Cross?
Which, if either, of the apprehensive schools is within a light-year of the truth? What kind of victory does Russia want? The only way even to approximate an answer at this stage, besides examining the nature of the Red successes and their potentialities, is to estimate what Stalin and his Army want, review the known facts as to what Stalin’s Government has said it wants. Front Commander. In trying to gauge how far the Russians can go, it is important to try to see what her military men want. They all seem to want: terrible punishment of the Nazis. Filip Ivanovich Golikov, a typical front commander, seems to want that. He is young: 45. He fought in the revolution. He is a product of Frunze Military Academy. He is one of few Red generals who have firsthand knowledge of Russia’s allies. Just after the war broke out, he was sent to Britain and the U.S. for staff talks on supply problems. In the U.S. Golikov was treated (and behaved) more like a mystery man than a visiting celebrity. He wa
