A gripping study of the year 1919, in which Bolshevik ideology and revolutionary sentiment spread tension and terror throughout the world.
Anthony Read became a full-time writer after a successful career in television production. He is the author of The Devil's Disciples (Cape, 2003), and has co-written a number of bestselling books with David Fisher, including Berlin- The Biography of a City, The Fall of Berlin, The Proudest Day- India's Long Road to Independence (both available from Pimlico), Operation Lucy, Colonel Z, The Deadly Embrace and Kristallnacht, for which they were awarded the H. H. Wingate Prize in 1989.
A dramatic and elegant narrative
*Daily Telegraph*
A thrilling account of a brief historical moment in which world
revolution seemed an attainable dream
*Scotsman*
Well-written, intriguing and nicely-produced book
*Sunday Herald*
Impressive in geographical scope and rife with incident
*Sunday Telegraph*
Read's mastery of his materials is truly a marvel, and as he
unscrolls his highly detailed accounts from far corners of the
globe, the narrative gains a cumulative impact that is potent and
liberating. ... Every reporter should have to read this book and
mull over certain similarities to present-day group behaviour
*San Francisco Chronicle*
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