The White Generals

by Richard Luckett

Book Overview

This account of the Russian Civil War, originally published in 1971, combines a vivid narrative of the military events with a biographical discussion of the White Generals, figures of the former... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670762652
• ISBN13: 9780670762651
• Release Date: October 1971
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent history

I have had this book many years now. Having reread Bruce Lincoln's Red Victory I once more dipped into Luckett. He manages to make a very messy and confusing conflict less so and gives a sober assessment of the white generals. This is not a work of military history per se, what is does is give an excellent explanation as to how the whites came to lose the civil war and (more importantly) why. In this respect it is the best I've read on the conflict. This one is a "must" for those wanting a broader perspective of the Russian Civil War.