Russia at War

by Alexander Werth

Part history, part memoir, shrewd, lively, funny, descriptive – a brilliant book. It’s the best one-volume history of the war in Russia there is

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Russia at War

by Alexander Werth

Our most recommended books

Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov

Mother Archive: A Dominican Family Memoir by Erika Morillo

Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza

The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin

How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair

The Minotaur at Calle Lanza by Zito Madu

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Speak, Memory
by Vladimir Nabokov

Mother Archive: A Dominican Family Memoir
by Erika Morillo

Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
by Cristina Rivera Garza

The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History
by Manjula Martin

How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
by Safiya Sinclair

The Minotaur at Calle Lanza
by Zito Madu