Red Victory: A History of the Russian Civil War - Hardcover

Lincoln, W. Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671631667 ISBN 13: 9780671631666

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1989

Synopsis

Discusses the brutal Russian Civil War, which, after World War I, claimed more than twenty million lives, involved fourteen other nations, including the United States, and brought Lenin to power

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Shortly after withdrawing from World War I, Russia descended into a bitter civil war unprecedented for its savagery: epidemics, battles, mass executions, forced labor, and famine claimed millions of lives. From 1918 to 1921, through great cities and tiny villages, across untouched forests and vast frozen wasteland, the Bolshevik "Reds" fought the anti-Communist Whites and their Allies (fourteen foreign countries contributed weapons, money, and troops -- including 20,000 American soldiers). This landmark history re-creates the epic conflict that transformed Russia from the Empire of the Tsars into the Empire of the Commissars, while never losing sight of the horrifying human cost.

About the Author:

W. Bruce Lincoln was the Distinguished Professor of Russian History at Northern Illinois University. He was the author of Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of a Thousand Years of Artistic Life in Russia and almost a dozen other books. W. Bruce Lincoln died on April 9, 2000 at the age of 61.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0671631667
• ISBN 13: 9780671631666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600