[C19fan]

New bio published on the Marshall Zhukov.

[AU72]

A strong willed Army commander serving under Stalin and living after that many years is a story to be told.

[RightOnline]

"...demoted for the second time for "vanity, egoism, limitless arrogance and narcissism," as well as "stubbornness, despotism, ambition, and search for self-glorification.""

Heavens, but isn't that just the perfect description of the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?

[SampleMan]

Marshall Zhukov went through Russian troops like we went through gasoline.

I don’t think “military genius” applies to him.

Promotions were very fast after Stalins purge of general officers.

[struwwelpeter]

I watched a 3-week mini-series on Zhukov when I was overseas last year. Mostly dealt with his love affairs, but one episode where he marched into the Kremlin and arrested Beria was super.

Also like how he refused to add a blurb about Brezhnev to his autobiography: "Now why would a marshal consult with a nothing political officer?"

End of the series was very sad - he outlived everyone he loved.

Strangely enough, that mini-series was followed by one on the Kennedys.

[SMARTY]

“We’re told that “his talent was for deployment...”

That’s just as well, because everything I read about the history of Russian infantry over centuries says they were not good at getting themselves deployed....for what ever reasons.

They always had masses of nearly indestructible and dogged troops, decent weapons (sometimes superior), stamina, and endurance, will.... but were never good at mobilizing.

I saw a news reel of Zhukov in a post war parade, on a breathtaking white horse.... just WOW!