Red Victory: History of the Russian Civil War - Hardcover

Lincoln, W. Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671631667 ISBN 13: 9780671631666

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1990

Synopsis

Using material from newly-opened archives, the author explores the years from 1918 to 1921 when the Russians came to know the full dimensions of the revolution that had begun in 1917. This book traces the story of Russia's passage through the shattering crises that ravaged their land.

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Review:

"Red Victory is successful because of the author's abiding descriptive powers.... [This book] gives a fairly clear picture of how the great Soviet Union was put together by armed force and then held in place by a ruthless secret police. This is timely information as these dynamic forces are now relaxed and chaos spreads [in the former Soviet Union]".

-- New York Times Book Review

From the Back Cover:

Shortly after withdrawing from World War I, Russia descended into a bitter civil war unprecedented for its savagery: epidemics, battles, mass executions, forced labor, and famine claimed millions of lives. From 1918 to 1921, through great cities and tiny villages, across untouched forests and vast frozen wasteland, the Bolshevik "Reds" fought the anti-Communist Whites and their Allies (fourteen foreign countries contributed weapons, money, and troops -- including 20,000 American soldiers). This landmark history re-creates the epic conflict that transformed Russia from the Empire of the Tsars into the Empire of the Commissars, while never losing sight of the horrifying human cost.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0671631667
• ISBN 13: 9780671631666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600