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Rodric Braithwaite

    May 17, 1932
    Rodric Braithwaite
    Russia
    Moscow 1941 a city and its people at war
    Afgantsy
    Russia: Myths and Realities
    Armageddon and Paranoia
    Journey into the Whirlwind
    • Journey into the Whirlwind

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
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      Both witness to and victim of Stalin’s reign of terror, a courageous woman tells the story of her harrowing eighteen-year odyssey through Russia’s prisons and labor camps. Translated by Paul Stevenson and Max Hayward. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

      Journey into the Whirlwind
    • Former British Ambassador to the Soviet Union and author of the definitive account of the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, Sir Rodric Braithwaite offers here a tour d'horizon of nuclear policy from the end of World War II and start of the Cold War to the present day. Armageddon and Paranoia unfolds the full history of nuclear weapons that began with the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union and now extends worldwide. For decades, an apocalypse seemed imminent, staved off only by the certainty that if one side launched these missiles the other would launch an equally catastrophic counterstrike. This method of avoiding all-out nuclear warfare was called "Deterrence," a policy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). Still, though neither side actively wanted to plunge the world into nuclear wasteland, the possibility of war by misjudgment or mistake meant fears could never be entirely assuaged. Both an exploration of Deterrence and the long history of superpower nuclear policy, Armageddon and Paranoia comes at a time when tensions surrounding nuclear armament have begun mounting once more. No book until this one has offered so comprehensive a history of the topic that has guided--at times dominated--the world in which we live.

      Armageddon and Paranoia
    • Russia: Myths and Realities

      • 252 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
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      An expert historian delves into the complexities of Russian history, distinguishing between fact and fiction to uncover the foundational elements of the nation's narrative. Drawing from his experience as a former ambassador to Moscow, he provides insights that illuminate the cultural and political forces shaping Russia today. This exploration promises to deepen readers' understanding of the intricate tapestry of Russian identity and its historical evolution.

      Russia: Myths and Realities
    • Examines the Russian experience in that most recent war in Afghanistan (after Alexander's conquests and the many British imperial wars and skirmishes). Largely basing his account on Russian sources and interviews, the author shows the war through the eyes of the Russians themselves - politicians, soldiers, advisers, journalists, and women.

      Afgantsy
    • Moscow 1941 a city and its people at war

      • 446 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
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      Based on huge research and scores of interviews, this book offers an unforgettable and richly illustrated narrative of the military action that took place in Moscow during 1941; telling portraits of Stalin and his generals, some apparatchiks, some great commanders. It also traces the stories of individuals, soldiers, politicians and intellectuals, writers and artists and dancers, workers, schoolchildren and peasants. Click here to visit the author's website.

      Moscow 1941 a city and its people at war
    • A short and pithy introduction to the history of Russia as we know it today.

      Russia
    • V červnu 1941 překročila německá armáda hranice Sovětského svazu a na podzim téhož roku již stála na předměstí Moskvy, kde sváděla těžké boje o dobytí města. Díky chybné politice Stalina a oslabenému vojenskému velení postupovala německá armáda rychle na východ. Obrana Moskvy se stala prvořadou prioritou a postup německých vojsk byl za cenu obrovských obětí poprvé zastaven. Boje o Moskvu jsou srovnávány s bitvou o Stalingrad a podle některých kritérií byla moskevská operace největší bitvou východní fronty. Na území téměř o velikosti Francie bojovalo sedm milionů mužů a žen, v Moskvě bylo mobilizováno více než půl milionu civilistů k výstavbě protitankových bariér a zákopů. Ztráty na životech dosáhly 900 000 vojáků, což je více než ztráty britských a amerických vojáků za celou druhou světovou válku. Tato výjimečná kniha vypráví příběh obléhaného města, jeho obránců a obyvatel, včetně výrazných individualit i obyčejných lidí. Hodnota díla je umocněna pečlivým studiem dobových dokumentů, rozhovorů a vzpomínek pamětníků, stejně jako unikátními fotografiemi. Autenticitu zaručuje autor, britský politolog a diplomat, který část svého života prožil na britské ambasádě v Moskvě.

      Moskva 1941 : město a jeho lidé ve válce