David R. Stone is Pickett Professor of History at Kansas State University, USA. He is the author of A Military History of Russia: From Ivan the Terrible to the War in Chechnya and Hammer and Rifle: The Militarization of the Soviet Union, 1926-1933 (also from Kansas) and editor of The Soviet Union at War, 1941-1945.
A masterful survey and synthesis of an understudied and
misunderstood combatant of the First World War. This book should
find a place on the shelves of commanders in Europe and their
staffs, as well as those interested in World War I who are looking
to expand beyond the traditional narratives of the Western
Front.--InfantryStone has a reputation as an intelligent, reliable,
and clear-eyed historian, and this book showcases all of his
strengths. One of the many virtues of this volume is that Stone
foregrounds several campaigns that get little attention even in
broader global or European military histories of the war.--The
HistorianProvides an excellent overview of the Russian effort in
the First World War, once that is likely to stand for some time as
the standard English-language work on the subject.--Army HistoryA
detailed account of the Imperial Russian Army during the Great War.
. . clarifies the titanic struggle on the Easter Front.--NYMAS
ReviewDeftly shifts our perspective not only on the Eastern Front
but on the war as a whole by emphasizing commonalities (among
empires, operations, home fronts) while appropriately highlighting
the many unique challenges faced by the tsarist state.--New Books
in Military History
This slim volume skillfully exploits recent archival releases and
classic accounts to form a clear, concise and frequently poignant
portrayal of Russian participation in World War I, a war that
fundamentally altered the course of Russian history. It is a must
read for those interested in the subject.--David M. Glantz,
author of Endgame at StalingradFor many, the First World War in
the East is little known yet, as Stone says, there everything
changed. Stone is a superb guide to the innovative and exciting
work going on in this field and his account grips the reader from
the first paragraph.--Christopher Read, author of War and
Revolution in Russia: 1914-22: The Collapse of Tsarism and the
Establishment of Soviet Power
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