The Splintered Empires, 9781472829849
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Empires crumble, nations rise, war never truly ends.
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The Splintered Empires

the eastern front 1917–21

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    480 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2018

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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
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
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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