
The Splintered Empires
the eastern front 1917–21
$49.60
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2018
Summary
The Splintered Empires: The Eastern Front’s Collapse and Rebirth, 1917-1918
At the beginning of 1917, the three empires fighting on the Eastern Front were reaching their breaking points, but none was closer than Russia. After the February Revolution, Russia’s ability to wage war faltered and her last desperate gamble, the Kerensky Offensive, saw the final collapse of her army. This helped trigger the Bolshevik Revolution and a crippling peace, but the Central Powers had no opportuni…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781472829849 |
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ISBN-10: | 1472829840 |
Author: | Prit Buttar |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 480 |
Release Date: | 31 October 2018 |
Weight: | 743g |
Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 40mm |
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About The Author
Prit Buttar
Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he worked as a GP, first near Bristol and then in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. He now lives in Kirkcudbright in Scotland. He is extensively involved in medical politics, both at local and national level, and served on the GPs’ Committee of the British Medical Association. He appears from time to time on local and national TV and radio, speaking on a variety of medical issues. He contributes regularly to the medical press.
An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th century military history, his previous books include the critically acclaimed Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany’s Eastern Front 1944–45 and Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II. The Splintered Empires: The Eastern Front 1917–21 is the last volume in his definitive four-part series on the Eastern Front in World War I.
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