Russia book

[martin goddard]

I have now finished the "Russia" by Antony Beevor.

It is a very long book but very well detailed.
The small details make the period really come alive.
The Russian corruption and brutality seem the same in 1920 and 2020.
Readers can  take a particular chapter and read it without reading all the other chapters.

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

That's funny - my copy has been sitting in front of me on my desk (squashing everything beneath it - it's big and heavy!) for several months, daring me to open it!

Good to know that one can dip into individual chapters - I may make a start during the Christmas break.

Simon

[Forst22]

Good book. It's been doing the rounds at my club, with three of us at least reading it.

The breadth of the war is truly immense.

British involvement is more than I first thought, especially the fleet in the inland sea! That and the river fighting must be a plot for a set of rules?

Well recommended

[Big Mike]

Just started the "Russia". After wading through Tom Holland's "In the shadow of the sword", Antony Beevor's style is so accessible. He includes enough small detail to amplify the big picture.
Mike.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Agreed, Mike - it's Beevor's focus on the personal detail that makes his books come alive.

Simon

[Sean Clark]

 I read this and promptly bought 2 Russian Civil War armies! A mighty tome and very enjoyable.

[martin goddard]

Of the 100 or so names mentioned I can remember about 5.
martin