"This book is a social history of the Russian Army of the late imperial period that exposes the myths and corrects misinformation and misconceptions that have grown up around the history of the Imperial Russian Army. Through the use of recently available primary sources, Roger R…
"This book is a social history of the Russian Army of the late imperial period that exposes the myths and corrects misinformation and misconceptions that have grown up around the history of the Imperial Russian Army. Through the use of recently available primary sources, Roger R…
This study provides a comprehensive biography of Russian general Aleksei A. Brusilov (1853-1926), commonly considered Russia's greatest general in World War I. Following in the footsteps of his military family, he entered the cavalry and quickly rose through ranks to the status …
"Baron Roman Fedorovich von Ungern-Sternberg (1885-1921) was a Baltic German aristocrat and tsarist military officer who fought against the Bolsheviks in Eastern Siberia during the Russian Civil War. From there he established himself as the de facto warlord of Outer Mongolia, th…
An account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and subsequent retreat from Moscow, which had a profound effect on the subsequent course of Russian and European history. The Sunday Times bestselling account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and eventual retreat from Moscow, events t…
A history of Napoleon's invasion of Russia describes the events that prompted the invasion and recounts how such factors as the harsh climate and Russian patriotism eventually set the stage for Napoleon's downfall.
A history of Napoleon's invasion of Russia describes the events that prompted the invasion and recounts how such factors as the harsh climate and Russian patriotism eventually set the stage for Napoleon's downfall.
In a dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose struggle would shape the modern world. --from publisher descriptioin.
In a dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose struggle would shape the modern world. --from publisher descriptioin.
In a dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose struggle would shape the modern world. --from publisher descriptioin.
In a dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose struggle would shape the modern world. --from publisher descriptioin.