Review
"'A remarkable epic, vividly portrayed' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph 'A compelling piece of narrative history. I couldn't put it down' James Heneage, Ottakar's 'Vibrant and humane portrait of a remarkable city in the face of a terrible enemy. He has succeeded triumphantly in restoring the Battle for Moscow to its proper place in history.' Richard Overy, Daily Telegraph 'Wide-ranging and excellent...Braithwaite never shirks the terrible truths' Antony Beevor, Sunday Times 'The reader staggers from laughter to tears, while never forgetting that blood is flowing.' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sunday Times 'Sinewy, moving and consummately crafted history...the stuff of epics' Herald (Glasgow)"
BBC Radio 5, Simon Mayo
'Extraordinary story'
Sunday Telegraph, Max Hastings
'a remarkable epic, vividly portrayed'
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Russia Profile.org
A monumental undertaking... Moscow 1941 is a rich, evocative and accessible work of fine scholarship.
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Product Description
Based on huge research and scores of interviews, this book offers an unforgettable and richly illustrated narrative of the military action that took place in Moscow during 1941; telling portraits of Stalin and his generals, some apparatchiks, some great commanders. It also traces the stories of individuals, soldiers, politicians and intellectuals, writers and artists and dancers, workers, schoolchildren and peasants. Click here to visit the author's website.
About the Author
Sir Rodric Braithwaite was British Ambassador in Moscow during the fall of the Soviet Union. He has also been Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee. He lives in London. Click here to visit the author's website.
