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First expanded Russian edition of this important military research, here in a fine example, almost as new.
It was first issued in English in 1931 under the title “The Russian Army in the World War”. Golovin (1875-1944), a Russian general and military historian, was a pioneer in study of the war as a social phenomenon, which included analysis of the sociological and psychological aspects of soldiers and civilians.
This work was the first comprehensive research of all aspects (manpower, supply, etc.) of the Russian efforts in WW1 available to the non-Russian readers. The influence of this book became evident in works such as Winston S. Churchill’s account of operations on the Eastern front (1932).
Provenance
Avenir Nizoff (a pianist in the second half of the 20th century, living in Edmonton, Canada, who gathered a very large library of Russian works of all kinds, esp. Russian emigration, historical memoirs and military literature).
Bibliography
Robin D. S. Higham, Dennis E. Showalter “Researching World War One” (Greenwood Press, 2003).
Physical Description
Two volumes 8vo. 211, [1] pp., 10 tables and maps; 242, [2] pp., 4 plans.
Binding
Original publisher’s beige wrappers printed in red and blue; second volume unopened.
Condition
Covers very lightly soiled, slightly more at edges.
