Moscow 1941: A City and Its People at War (Vintage)
by Rodric Braithwaite
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Author: Rodric BraithwaiteEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-09
ISBN: 140009545X
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Vintage
Book Reviews of Moscow 1941: A City and Its People at War (Vintage)
Book Review: Another Fine Study of the Battle for Moscow
Summary: 4 Stars
Rodric Braithwaite served as the British ambassador to the Soviet Union during its last gasps in the early '90s. As such, his love of Moscow and its people are ever-present in this tribute to their heroic victory over the Wehrmacht. The story he tells is vast in scope and is filled with important and relevant anecdotes from the period. While the contents of this book are mostly interesting and insightful, the scope seems perhaps too big for its title. The work strays far outside the battle for Moscow in 1941 and touches on many other people, battles, cities, and times. This creates a feeling of lack of focus, and doesn't serve the supposed narrative very well. Nor is this a military history, if that is what one is expecting, rather it is more of a social history of the battle. Still, this book captures Russia at war brilliantly and brings home the reality of what these people had to endure in order to gain their deserved triumph over Hitler's Third Reich.
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