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Russia's Last Gasp - The Eastern Front 1916-17 (Paperback)
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Russia's Last Gasp - The Eastern Front 1916-17 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R548
Discovery Miles 5 480
You Save R87 (14%)
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Despite the increasingly futile, bloody struggles for territory
that had characterised the Eastern Front the previous year, the
German and Austro-Hungarian commands held high hopes for 1916.
After the success of the 1915 Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive, which had
driven Russia out of Galicia and Poland, Germany was free to renew
its efforts in the west. Austria-Hungary, meanwhile, turned its
attention to defeating Italy. In an attempt to relieve pressure on
their British and French allies at the Somme and Verdun, Russia
launched one of the bloodiest campaigns in the history of warfare.
General Brusilov's June advance was quickly characterised by
innovative tactics, including the use of shock troops - a tactic
that German armies would later adapt to great effect. The momentum
continued with Romania's entry into the war and the declaration by
the Central Powers of a Kingdom of Poland - two events which would
radically transform the borders of post-war Europe.Drawing on
first-hand accounts and archival research, internationally renowned
historian Prit Buttar presents a dramatic account of an explosive
year on the Eastern Front, one that gave Russia its greatest
success on the battlefield but plunged the nation into revolution
at home.
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