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"'Essential reading, not just for those interested in the Eastern Front, but for anyone who wants to understand Russia.' Antony Beevor, Sunday Times 'Outstanding.' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'A harrowing but unforgettable report on the chaos and tragedy that brought this Europe to birth... Magnificent.' Boyd Tonkin, Independent"
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Ivan's War throws an illuminating light on the experience of war. It is an important and revealing book.
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41 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
then look no further than this book. So many books about the second world war focus on the technical capabilities of the hardware and the movements of divisions. This book concentrates on the people who fought the battles and suffered the anguish of loss. I found it extremely moving and wonderfully written. I read a lot of this kind of book and this is certainly a cut above. Absolutely as good if not better than Beevor, Keegan, Hastings et al. Highly recommended.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My background has always been one of the military side of the Eastern Conflict and this book made a refreshing change.
I can inderstand some of the critical reviews comments as this is definately not an indepth analysis of the Russian Front Campaign rather one that attempts to look beyond the fighting and see into the hearts and minds of the people who had to live through,and in so many cases,die,in this terrible chapter in our history,and I believe that in this the author is pretty successfull.
I for one found it hard to put down at times,just one more paragraph mentality!!!
So to sum up a very readable account with a different perspective on events.
I can inderstand some of the critical reviews comments as this is definately not an indepth analysis of the Russian Front Campaign rather one that attempts to look beyond the fighting and see into the hearts and minds of the people who had to live through,and in so many cases,die,in this terrible chapter in our history,and I believe that in this the author is pretty successfull.
I for one found it hard to put down at times,just one more paragraph mentality!!!
So to sum up a very readable account with a different perspective on events.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read the book and I found it extremely interesting. Most of the work about the eastern front focuses on strategic and technical issues. Catherine Merridale uses recently declassified documents to provide new insight on the soviet soldier, the Ivan. Aspects such as fear, repression, ideology or sexual issues are covered in great detail.
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A book that had to be written!
After reading lots of different books on the eastern front this one tells us how ivans life was from 1939 to 1945 and beyond. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Y Allen
AN INSIGHT TO IVAN SOVIET THE SOLDIER-VERY READABLE AND WELL WRITTEN
There has always been limited information from the Soviet side of WW2 which has usually been down to secrecy and I suppose not wanting to document the severity of what the Russian... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Helpless
Long Overdue
There are many books on aspects of the war on the Eastern Front in WW2, with no shortage of senior officer's memoirs among them. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Kerrieblue123
Outstanding
I can't understand the reviewers who are unhappy that this book is not a military history as it doesn't claim to be one. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Stephen Levy
Gripping stories, lack of analysis
This is a gripping, yet fascinating and necessary book. Based on an enormous wealth of sources - interviews with veterans and survivors, memoirs, letters, diaries, scientific... Read more
Published 24 months ago by commentator
Damn good read
It's difficult to know where to start this review without charging into cliche! The trouble is this IS a vivid account of life at the time, and Merridale DOES paint a picture that... Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Shamblesmaybe
Ivans War
I am very much interested in the Great Patriotic War and the Eastern Front campaigns. The difficulty I have with this type of book is that when you move away from grand stratagy &... Read more
Published on 4 July 2008 by Hugh McPhilemy
Ivan's War: Inside The Red Army, 1939-45
A bourgeois and unconvincing account of the common soviet soldier, a huge and complex subject inadequately covered with little in the way of new insights or information. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2008 by Ms. Muriel M. Wright
A completely different angle
This book represents a long-awaited and very important shift in the historiography of World War II and the Red Army. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2007 by U. Hartmann
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