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In an attempt to relieve pressure on their British and French allies at the Somme and Verdun, Russia launched one of the bloodiest campaigns in the history of warfare. General Brusilov's June advance was quickly characterised by innovative tactics, including the use of shock troops - a tactic that German armies would later adapt to great effect. The momentum continued with Romania's entry into the war and the declaration by the Central Powers of a Kingdom of Poland - two events which would radically transform the borders of post-war Europe.Drawing on first-hand accounts and archival research, internationally renowned historian Prit Buttar presents a dramatic account of an explosive year on the Eastern Front, one that gave Russia its greatest success on the battlefield but plunged the nation into revolution at home.
In an attempt to relieve pressure on their British and French allies at the Somme and Verdun, Russia launched one of the bloodiest campaigns in the history of warfare. General Brusilov's June advance was quickly characterised by innovative tactics, including the use of shock troops - a tactic that German armies would later adapt to great effect. The momentum continued with Romania's entry into the war and the declaration by the Central Powers of a Kingdom of Poland - two events which would radically transform the borders of post-war Europe.Drawing on first-hand accounts and archival research, internationally renowned historian Prit Buttar presents a dramatic account of an explosive year on the Eastern Front, one that gave Russia its greatest success on the battlefield but plunged the nation into revolution at home.
Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he worked as a GP, first near Bristol and then in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. He is extensively involved in medical politics, both at local and national level, and served on the GPs' Committee of the British Medical Association. He has appeared on national TV and radio, speaking on a variety of medical issues. He contributes regularly to the medical press.
An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th-century military history, his previous books include the critically acclaimed Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944-45 (Osprey 2010) and Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II (Osprey 2013) and a definitive four-part series on the Eastern Front in World War I which concluded with The Splintered Empires: The Eastern Front 1917-21 (2017). He now lives in Kirkcudbright in Scotland.
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Author's Note
Dramatis Personae
Introduction
1. The Fruits of War
2. The Winter Battles
3. Lake Naroch
4. The Quiet Front
5. Brusilov's Offensive Begins
6. The Growing Crisis
7. Dealing with Success and Failure
8. Now or Never
9. Kovel and Stanislau
10. The Advent of Romania
11. The New Front: Romania's Gamble
12. Autumn
13. Budapest and Beyond
14. The Cracks in the Edifice
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
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Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781472824899 |
ISBN-10: | 147282489X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Buttar, Prit |
Hersteller: | Bloomsbury USA |
Maße: | 233 x 151 x 40 mm |
Von/Mit: | Prit Buttar |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.10.2017 |
Gewicht: | 0,775 kg |
Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he worked as a GP, first near Bristol and then in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. He is extensively involved in medical politics, both at local and national level, and served on the GPs' Committee of the British Medical Association. He has appeared on national TV and radio, speaking on a variety of medical issues. He contributes regularly to the medical press.
An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th-century military history, his previous books include the critically acclaimed Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944-45 (Osprey 2010) and Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II (Osprey 2013) and a definitive four-part series on the Eastern Front in World War I which concluded with The Splintered Empires: The Eastern Front 1917-21 (2017). He now lives in Kirkcudbright in Scotland.
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Author's Note
Dramatis Personae
Introduction
1. The Fruits of War
2. The Winter Battles
3. Lake Naroch
4. The Quiet Front
5. Brusilov's Offensive Begins
6. The Growing Crisis
7. Dealing with Success and Failure
8. Now or Never
9. Kovel and Stanislau
10. The Advent of Romania
11. The New Front: Romania's Gamble
12. Autumn
13. Budapest and Beyond
14. The Cracks in the Edifice
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781472824899 |
ISBN-10: | 147282489X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Buttar, Prit |
Hersteller: | Bloomsbury USA |
Maße: | 233 x 151 x 40 mm |
Von/Mit: | Prit Buttar |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.10.2017 |
Gewicht: | 0,775 kg |