Author: Алексѣй Петрович Ермолов
Publisher: Ravenhall Books
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Yermolov (1777-1861) or Ermolov as the CiP data calls him, kept a detailed journal during the Napoleonic wars, which later served as the basis for his memoir. In addition to that 1812 Patriot War, he remembers his adolescence, the campaigns in Poland 1806-07, and his time as governor of Georgia and the war in Chechnya. American historian Mikaberidze is a specialist on Napoleonic Europe. Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation :2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author: James P. Duffy & Vincent L. Ricci
Publisher: New Word City
ISBN: 1612308864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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During the course of most of Russia's turbulent history, czars ruled. The story of these men and women - as diverse as the lands they governed - is, in many ways, the story of Russia itself. From the birth of the Kievan state in the second half of the ninth century to the murder of Czar Nicholas II and his family in 1918, historians James P. Duffy and Vincent L. Ricci trace the long and twisted line of imperial rule in Russia, offering many insights into the uses and abuses of absolute power, as well as a glimpse at world history through the eyes of those who made it. The Czars is a vital page in the literature of Russian history.

Author: John Bancks
Publisher:
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Category : Kings and rulers
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Author: John W. Steinberg
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9780801895456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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All the Tsar’s Men examines how institutional reforms designed to prepare the Imperial Russian Army for the modern battlefield failed to prevent devastating defeats in both the 1905 Russo-Japanese War and World War I. John W. Steinberg argues that the General Staff officers who devised new educational and doctrinal reforms had the experience, dedication, and leadership skills to defend the empire in the new age of warfare but were continually impeded by institutionalized inefficiency and rigid control from their superiors. These officers, he explains, were operating within a command structure unwilling to grant them the autonomy necessary to effect significant reform, which proved disastrous for the army and—ultimately—the empire.

Author: Wincenty Otton ZIENKIEWICZ
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Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: Paul Robinson
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1609091639
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 435

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Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov (1856–1929) was a key figure in late Imperial Russia, and one of its foremost soldiers. At the outbreak of World War I, his cousin, Tsar Nicholas II, appointed him Supreme Commander of the Russian Army. From 1914 to 1915, and then again briefly in 1917, he was commander of the largest army in the world in the greatest war the world had ever seen. His appointment reflected the fact that he was perhaps the man the last Emperor of Russia trusted the most. At six foot six, the Grand Duke towered over those around him. His fierce temper was a matter of legend. However, as Robinson's vivid account shows, he had a more complex personality than either his supporters or detractors believed. In a career spanning fifty years, the Grand Duke played a vital role in transforming Russia's political system. In 1905, the Tsar assigned him the duty of coordinating defense and security planning for the entire Russian empire. When the Tsar asked him to assume the mantle of military dictator, the Grand Duke, instead of accepting, persuaded the Tsar to sign a manifesto promising political reforms. Less opportunely, he also had a role in introducing the Tsar and Tsarina to the infamous Rasputin. A few years after the revolution in 1917, the Grand Duke became de facto leader of the Russian émigré community. Despite his importance, the only other biography of the Grand Duke was written by one of his former generals in 1930, a year after his death, and it is only available in Russian. The result of research in the archives of seven countries, this groundbreaking biography—the first to appear in English—covers the Grand Duke's entire life, examining both his private life and his professional career. Paul Robinson's engaging account will be of great value to those interested in World War I and military history, Russian history, and biographies of notable figures.

Author: Sir Walter Raleigh
Publisher:
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Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 458

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Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: A. F. Chew
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915982
Category : Soviet Union
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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