Stalin's General - The Life of Georgy Zhukov Used Condition

from kcshankd

A history well told is all about the narrative - any researcher can cite numbers or reports. In this task the author fails - the vast majority of this book is just recitations of numbers and reports with too little insight between the contemporary reports. There is a fantastic story here, unfortu...

from Shrike58

I was prepared to respond with less-than-outright enthusiasm to this popular history of the Soviet marshal, but there are some things that the author does very well. The first thing being to offer a critique of Zhukov's own memoir in the light of the better documentation that issued from the Russ...

from drmaf

Great read about the Soviet architect of Hitler's defeat. Georgy Zhukov rose from a peasant background through the cavalry, becoming a dedicated Bolshevik, winner of the Khalkin-Gol battle against the Japanese in 1939, leader of Russia's resistance to the Germans, close confidant of Stalin, only ...

from drmaf

Great read about the Soviet architect of Hitler's defeat. Georgy Zhukov rose from a peasant background through the cavalry, becoming a dedicated Bolshevik, winner of the Khalkin-Gol battle against the Japanese in 1939, leader of Russia's resistance to the Germans, close confidant of Stalin, only ...