Advantages: Thorough, Informative, Interesting Disadvantages: Hard to follow, some russian knowledge required
A very challenging book not for the faint hearted. I am an avid reader of similar books, (prison accounts, WWII Camps) and rushed out to buy as soon as available. I noticed after only a couple of chapters that i was having to look back and cross referenc ...
Advantages: Contains mass amounts of information and original memoir accounts Disadvantages: length and vocabularly may not suit everyone
Applebaum's book: Gulag: A History, is a book covering the entire Soviet development of these concentration camps and follows the effect on the Soviet citizens that were under Stalin's Terror. Applebaum has an entertaining style of writing and utilizes ma ...
Advantages: Lively, solidly researched and an excellent historical read Disadvantages: The author's occasional prejudices
There are several ways of writing history, from the most academic, not to say dry, to the most popular. Andrew Marr manages to tell the story of an era very readably, combining a conversational style with a prodigious amount of research. A.N. Wilson's ...
Advantages: More than just a history of D-Day Disadvantages: None
This book should be required reading for presidents and prime-ministers, generals and school children the world around. Beevor has managed not only to provide a detailed factual history of the D-Day landings but also to capture the mood and spirit of the ...
Advantages: Packed with the most up to date information Disadvantages: Heavy going in places but worthwhile
...I love History, and I love well written History books, and Mr. Beevor writes excellent History books. This one is an extended version of his first book on Spain published in the 90's. Since then a great deal of new information has come to light which has ...
