Makhmut Gareev
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Makhmut Akhmetovich Gareyev (b. June 23, 1923 in Cheliabinsk in a Tatar family) is the Russia
n General of the Army
, a historian, and a military scientist. Former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Currently the president of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences. He holds the Doctor of Science
degree in History and Military Science.
A decorated veteran of the Second World War, he had a life-long career in the Soviet military starting from the Third Lieutenant in the beginning of the war (having graduated from TVOKU
in Tashkent in 1941) and reaching a rank of the General
in 1970s.
His positions also included serving as the military adviser to the President of Egypt
in 1970s and to President Najibullah of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
in 1989-1991.
Gareev has been involved in work on military history since 1950s. He authored many books including by himself or as an editor-in-chief of the collective works. Some of his books and articles have been translated and published into English. He is considered to be Russia's most outstanding military theoretician.
His religion is Sunni Islam
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n General of the Army
General of the Army
General of the Army is a military rank used in some countries to denote a senior military leader, usually a General in command of a nation's Army. It may also be the title given to a General who commands an Army in the field....
, a historian, and a military scientist. Former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Currently the president of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences. He holds the Doctor of Science
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Science , usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D. or Dr.Sc., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world. In some countries Doctor of Science is the name used for the standard doctorate in the sciences, elsewhere the Sc.D...
degree in History and Military Science.
A decorated veteran of the Second World War, he had a life-long career in the Soviet military starting from the Third Lieutenant in the beginning of the war (having graduated from TVOKU
TVOKU
TVOKU is a Russian abbreviation that stands for Tashkent Higher All-Troops Command College named after Vladimir Lenin...
in Tashkent in 1941) and reaching a rank of the General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
in 1970s.
His positions also included serving as the military adviser to the President of Egypt
President of Egypt
The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the head of state of Egypt.Under the Constitution of Egypt, the president is also the supreme commander of the armed forces and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government....
in 1970s and to President Najibullah of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was a government of Afghanistan between 1978 and 1992. It was both ideologically close to and economically dependent on the Soviet Union, and was a major belligerent of the Afghan Civil War.- Saur Revolution :...
in 1989-1991.
Gareev has been involved in work on military history since 1950s. He authored many books including by himself or as an editor-in-chief of the collective works. Some of his books and articles have been translated and published into English. He is considered to be Russia's most outstanding military theoretician.
His religion is Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims are referred to in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah for short; in English, they are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites....
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Partial bibliography
- General Gareev, "If War Comes Tomorrow?: The Contours of Future Armed Conflict (Cass Series on Soviet Military Theory and Practice)" (Paperback), RoutledgeRoutledgeRoutledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
, 1998, ISBN 0714643688 - Makhmut Akhmetovich Gareev, "M.V. Frunze, Military Theorist" (Hardcover), MacmillanMacmillan PublishersMacmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
, 1988, ISBN 0080351832 - M. A. Gareev, "Marshal Zhukov: Velichie i unikalnost polkovodcheskogo iskusstva", Vostochnyi universitet, 1996, ISBN 5878651092
- M. A. Gareev, "Neodnoznachnye stranitsy voiny: Ocherki o problemnykh voprosakh istorii Velikoi Otechestvennoi voiny", "RFM", 1995, ISBN 5887930012
- M. A. Gareev, "Konturen des bewaffneten Kampfes der Zukunft: Ein Ausblick auf das Militarwesen in den nachsten 10 bis 15 Jahren (Schriftenreihe des Bundesinstituts fur ... und Internationale Studien, Koln)", Nomos; 1. Aufl edition (1996), ISBN 3789039381
- M. A. Gareev, "Moia posledniaia voina: Afganistan bez sovetskikh voisk", INSAN, 1996, ISBN 5858402771