The Russian Revolution

published	1987 by Carroll & Graf Publishers
binding	Paperback
isbn	0881843318 (isbn13: 9780881843316)
description	WW II's abrupt end brought us many gifts, none stranger than the papers of the German State. These were captured virtually complete, and to this day g...more [close] WW II's abrupt end brought us many gifts, none stranger than the papers of the German State. These were captured virtually complete, and to this day give up secrets. One that emerges from Alan Moorehead's research is the extent to which Germany was involved in the Russian Revolution. The ironic result of this clandestine maneuver was Germany's sure defeat on the Eastern front in WW II. "It all forms a fascinating chapter in the history of our century," states The Book-of-the-Month Club, "and the man ignorant of how that chapter unrolled is minus the keys to an understanding of his own time and so in part himself--Moorehead hands us that key."
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Shauna rated it:

12/02/07

I'm an avid fiction reader, but I tend to read non-fiction with the attitude that it's good for me, but not exactly enjoyable. This book is the absolute exception. The book is well-researched and invaluable in helping to understand the background of the revolution and how that revolution sowed the seeds to what followed. It's also the only history book in which I have ever marked passages simply for the poetics of the writing.

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Neal rated it:

05/22/07

This book is pretty far from objective, I think the description of Lenin coming back on a train from Sweden described him as returning like a "virus" but despite that it was still pretty engaging.

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