To the Edge of the World - The Story of the Trans-Siberian Railway (Paperback, Main)

Christian Wolmar expertly tells the story of the Trans-Siberian railway from its conception and construction under Tsar Alexander III, to the northern extension ordered by Brezhnev and its current success as a vital artery. He also explores the crucial role the line played in both the Russian Civil War -Trotsky famously used an armoured carriage as his command post - and the Second World War, during which the railway saved the country from certain defeat. Like the author's previous railway histories, it focuses on the personalities, as well as the political and economic events, that lay behind one of the most extraordinary engineering triumphs of the nineteenth century.

General

Imprint:	Atlantic Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2014
Authors:	Christian Wolmar
Dimensions:	195 x 130 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-85789-038-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-85789-038-7
Barcode:	9780857890382

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