{"product_id":"9780140267259-the-eastern-front-1914-1917","title":"The Eastern Front 1914-1917","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn account of the Russian Front in the First World War. It dispels the myths surrounding a still relatively little-known aspect of the war, showing how inefficiency rather than economic shortage led to Russia's desperate privations and eventual retreat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking historical study, Norman Stone's \u003ci\u003eThe Eastern Front 1914-1917 \u003c\/i\u003ewas the very first authoritative account of the Russian Front in the First World War to be published in the West.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In this now-classic history he dispels the myths surrounding a still relatively little-known aspect of the war, showing how inefficiency rather than economic shortage led to Russia's desperate privations and eventual retreat. He also interprets the connection between the war and the chaos that followed, arguing that although fighting had almost ceased by the end of 1916, Russia was still in turmoil - undergoing a period of change that would inexorably lead towards revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A landmark in its field . it is still the best book on the eastern front'\u003cbr\u003e  Orlando Figes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A classic account . that even after thirty years remains essential reading'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Without question one of the classics of post-war historical scholarship'\u003cbr\u003e  Niall Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'One of the outstanding historians of our age'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Fills an enormous gap in our knowledge and understanding of the Great War'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNorman Stone\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Britain's most celebrated historians. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic and its Enemies,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHitler: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEurope Transformed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorld War One: A Short History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449671004534,"sku":"9780140267259","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32417169.jpg?v=1760446397","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140267259-the-eastern-front-1914-1917","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}