Arranged in five sections, one for each year of the War, this superbly
illustrated book covers the fluid fighting that took place on the
Russian Front from August 1914. The author describes how each year saw
dramatic developments, notably actions in Poland, Tannenberg, the
Carpathian passes in 1914, the 1915 operations in Galicia and the Baltic
and the 1916 Brinsilov offensive. 1917 saw the collapse of the German
army leading to the 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and continued fighting
along the Baltic and in the Ukraine. The informative text is
complemented by over 200 mainly previously unpublished photographs. The
Central Powers on the Russian Front 1914 – 1918 with its emphasis on the
German Army's actions against Russia but covering operations on many
fronts makes it especially valuable to those who seek greater insight
into the wider conduct of The Great War away from the Western Front.
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