Russia's last gasp : the Eastern Front, 1916-17

Buttar, Prit, author.

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In Russia's Last Gasp, Prit Buttar looks at one of the bloodiest campaigns launched in the history of warfare - the Brusilov Offensive, sometimes known as the June Advance. The assault was intended to ease the pressure on Russia's British and French allies by diverting German troops from the Western Front and knocking Austria-Hungary out of the war. Russia's dismal military performance in the preceding years was forgotten, as the Brusilov Offensi...

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World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Eastern Front

World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Russia (Federation)

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ISBN:

9781472824899

Description:

472 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Eastern front, 1916-17

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 448-454) and index

Contents:

The fruits of war : the occupied territories and the opposing armies
The Winter battles
Lake Naroch
The quiet front
Brusilov's offensive begins
The growing crisis
Dealing with success and failure
Now or never
Kovel and Stanislau
The advent of Romania
The new front : Romania's gamble
Autumn
Bucharest and beyond
The cracks in the edifice

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3337702

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