| 11. |  | The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
from Picador
Price: $13.60
Customer Review:
if you have read it all about Stalin times. If you don't understand how an entire population became schizophrenic this is a sure bet. Learning how to whisper your deepest thoughts became a survival skill in Stalin's USSR. There is no equivalent to this work as of today. It is unique and is not the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 12. |  | War and Peace
from Nick Hern Books
Customer Review:
Tolstoy goes far beyond just hitting the peaks of the story but also, writes at length on the hills, valleys, and everything in between (the material that other authors leave out). It is exhaustively detailed, down to the most mundane description of a character. Being that the high-points are few... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 13. |  | The New Cold War: Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West
from Palgrave Macmillan
Price: $17.79
Customer Review:
A good bok that introduced me in the world of mister Putin. The author unveils and puts in sequence all the events that took place since its first presidency: Russia has taken a path toward a dangerous Sovereign Democracy that is a grave risk for USA, but even more for us West European citizens.... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 14. |  | The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia
from Penguin Press HC, The
Price: $18.87
Customer Review:
In Chapter 19 of this book, the chapter opens with a quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding the conduct of the war. He said that he may be entirely inconsitent, and furthermore, he was prefectly willing to mislead and tell untruths if it would have help win the war. That statement is a perfect... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 15. |  | Young Stalin (Vintage)
from Vintage
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
Most history books tell the when and where -- this gives incredible insight into the "why"?--what made Stalin the cold-hearted, focused, and driven revolutionary, who was not only able to climb the bloody mountain of power (in competition with equally ruthless killers), but also charming enough to... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 16. |  | The Forgotten Soldier (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
from Cassell military
Customer Review:
This book was great I could'nt put it down.A epic book portraying the life of a German soldier during WW2. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 17. |  | Faberge's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire
from Random House
Price: $19.80
Customer Review:
I thought it'd be more of a table book with more pictures. My bad. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 18. |  | The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $11.74
Customer Review:
Moscow is an underrated battle in WW2. If Moscow had fallen, the political, military and social outcomes both in Russia and the world would have been huge. While reading the book, I was surprised to discover that Moscow was also the biggest battle of the war.
The book is more a social history... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 19. |  | The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe)
from Kodansha International
Price: $12.24
Customer Review:
Colonialism was not paternalism neither was benevolent... but if ever it was a "tempered" colonialism imbued by the precept "of doing the decent thing" it probably the British "empire" was...
All empires have menacing "borders" where their influence is contested... this is one of the most... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 20. |  | Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $12.24
Customer Review:
I have never received this book so I cannot give a review except for the problem with delivery.
Evelyn Shows | 4.5 / 5.0
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