"If asked to recommend a single book on Soviet history, I think I
might propose "Moscow 1941," The 12 months it covers saw the
pivotal event of the Soviet era, the point at which the regime
survived the full blast of one of history's mightiest war machines
and bought another half century of existence. Understand what
happened here, and you understand Soviet history."
-Lars T. Lih, "Moscow Times"
"A symphonic evocation of a great city at war."
-"The New Yorker"
"A vivid picture of the stark and bloody struggle for national
struggle with which Russia's war began. . . As military epics go,
Hitler's lightning assault on Moscow in June 1941 and the desperate
but successful defense of the Russian capital that winter can
hardly be matched. It has an able chronicler in Sir Rodric
Braithwaite."
-"The Economist"
Advance praise for "Moscow 1941":
""Moscow 1941" is an outstanding book. It is extremely readable and
incorporates much new material into its account of how the Second
World War was experienced in Moscow while shedding light on the war
in the Soviet Union as a whole . . . Braithwaite certainly
understands Russian history and Soviet politics, but he is also
familiar with Russian culture . . . His account could be read with
profit by anyone tempted to generalize about the effects of
military attack and the civilian response to invasion."
-Catherine Andreyev of Oxford University, "The Times Higher
Education Supplement"
British praise for MOSCOW 1941
"A wide-ranging and excellent account . . . Braithwaite never
shirks the terrible truths."
-Antony Beevor, "Sunday Times"
"The reader staggers from laughter to tears, while never forgetting
that bloodis flowing."
-Simon Sebag Montefiore, "Daily Mail"
"He has succeeded triumphantly in restoring the Battle for Moscow
to its proper place in history."
-Richard Overy, "Daily Telegraph"
"A remarkable epic, vividly portrayed"
-Max Hastings, "Sunday Telegraph"
"One of the most overlooked moments in history . . . the strength
of Moscow 1941 lies in its eye for detail, the snapshot of everyday
life that set the scene."
-"The Observer"
"A masterful account"
-"The Times"
"Dramatic and frightening reading"
-"The Daily Express"
"Braithwaite, helped by the mouths of the participants, has told
their story well."
-"Scotland on Sunday"
" If asked to recommend a single book on Soviet history, I think I
might propose "Moscow 1941." The 12 months it covers saw the
pivotal event of the Soviet era, the point at which the regime
survived the full blast of one of history's mightiest war machines
and bought another half century of existence. Understand what
happened here, and you understand Soviet history."
- Lars T. Lih, "Moscow Times"
" A symphonic evocation of a great city at war."
- "The New Yorker"
" A vivid picture of the stark and bloody struggle for national
struggle with which Russia' s war began. . . As military epics go,
Hitler' s lightning assault on Moscow in June 1941 and the
desperate but successful defense of the Russian capital that winter
can hardly be matched. It has an able chronicler in Sir Rodric
Braithwaite."
- "The Economist"
Advance praise for "Moscow 1941":
" "Moscow 1941" is an outstanding book. It is extremely readable
and incorporates much new material into its account of how the
Second World War was experienced in Moscow while shedding light on
the war in the Soviet Union as a whole . . . Braithwaite certainly
understands Russian history and Soviet politics, but he is also
familiar with Russian culture . . . His account could be read with
profit by anyone tempted to generalize about the effects of
military attack and the civilian response to invasion."
- Catherine Andreyev of Oxford University, "The Times Higher
Education Supplement"
British praise for MOSCOW 1941
" A wide-ranging and excellent account . . . 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, "Daily Mail"
" He has succeeded triumphantly in restoring the Battle for Moscow
to its proper place in history."
- Richard Overy, "Daily Telegraph"
" A remarkable epic, vividly portrayed"
- Max Hastings, "Sunday Telegraph"
" One of the most overlooked moments in history . . . the strength
of Moscow 1941 lies in its eye for detail, the snapshot of everyday
life that set the scene."
- "The Observer"
" A masterful account"
- "The Times"
" Dramatic and frightening reading"
- "The Daily Express"
" Braithwaite, helped by the mouths of the participants, has told
their story well."
- "Scotland on Sunday"
"A symphonic evocation of a great city at war."
-"The New Yorker"
"A vivid picture of the stark and bloody struggle for national
struggle with which Russia's war began. . . As military epics go,
Hitler's lightning assault on Moscow in June 1941 and the desperate
but successful defense of the Russian capital that winter can
hardly be matched. It has an able chronicler in Sir Rodric
Braithwaite."
-"The Economist"
Advance praise for "Moscow 1941":
""Moscow 1941" is an outstanding book. It is extremely readable and
incorporates much new material into its account of how the Second
World War was experienced in Moscow while shedding light on the war
in the Soviet Union as a whole . . . Braithwaite certainly
understands Russian history and Soviet politics, but he is also
familiar with Russian culture . . . His account could be read with
profit by anyone tempted to generalize about the effects of
military attack and the civilian response to invasion."
-Catherine Andreyev of Oxford University, "The Times Higher
Education Supplement"
British praise for MOSCOW 1941
"A wide-ranging and excellent account . . . 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, "Daily Mail"
"He has succeeded triumphantly in restoring the Battle for Moscow
to its proper place in history."
-Richard Overy, "Daily Telegraph"
"A remarkable epic, vividly portrayed"
-Max Hastings, "Sunday Telegraph"
"One of the most overlooked moments in history . . . the strength
of Moscow 1941 lies in its eye for detail, the snapshot ofeveryday
life that set the scene."
-"The Observer"
"A masterful account"
-"The Times"
"Dramatic and frightening reading"
-"The Daily Express"
"Braithwaite, helped by the mouths of the participants, has told
their story well."
-"Scotland on Sunday"
Advance praise for "Moscow 1941":
""Moscow 1941" is an outstanding book. It is extremely readable and
incorporates much new material into its account of how the Second
World War was experienced in Moscow while shedding light on the war
in the Soviet Union as a whole . . . Braithwaite certainly
understands Russian history and Soviet politics, but he is also
familiar with Russian culture . . . His account could be read with
profit by anyone tempted to generalize about the effects of
military attack and the civilian response to invasion."
-Catherine Andreyev of Oxford University, "The Times Higher
Education Supplement"
British praise for MOSCOW 1941
"A wide-ranging and excellent account . . . 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, "Daily Mail"
"He has succeeded triumphantly in restoring the Battle for Moscow
to its proper place in history."
-Richard Overy, "Daily Telegraph"
"A remarkable epic, vividly portrayed"
-Max Hastings, "Sunday Telegraph"
"One of the most overlooked moments in history . . . the strength
of Moscow 1941 lies in its eye for detail, the snapshot of everyday
life that set the scene."
-"The Observer"
"A masterful account"
-"The Times"
"Dramatic and frightening reading"
-"The Daily Express"
"Braithwaite, helped by the mouths of the participants, has told
their story well."
-"Scotland on Sunday"
British praise for MOSCOW 1941
"A wide-ranging and excellent account . . . 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, "Daily Mail"
"He has succeeded triumphantly in restoring the Battle for Moscow
to its proper place in history."
-Richard Overy, "Daily Telegraph"
"A remarkable epic, vividly portrayed"
-Max Hastings, "Sunday Telegraph"
"One of the most overlooked moments in history . . . the strength
of Moscow 1941 lies in its eye for detail, the snapshot of everyday
life that set the scene."
-"The Observer
""A masterful account"
-"The Times"
"Dramatic and frightening reading"
-"The Daily Express"
"Braithwaite, helped by the mouths of the participants, has told
their story well."
-"Scotland on Sunday"
British praise for MOSCOW 1941: Rodric Braithwaite
"A heartbreaking and thrilling story...the reader staggers from
laughter to tears, while never forgetting that blood is
flowing."
-Simon Sebag Montefiore, "Daily Mail"
"A wide-ranging and excellent account...Braithwaite never shirks
the terrible truths."
-Antony Beevor, "Sunday Times
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"A remarkable epic, vividly portrayed."
-Max Hastings, "Sunday Telegraph"
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