Russia at War, 1941–1945

Russia at War, 1941–1945
Author	Alexander Werth
Language	English
Subject	Russia in World War II
Publisher	Barrie & Rockliff
Publication date	1964
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	xxv+1110 pages
OCLC	785129392

Russia at War, 1941–1945 is a 1964 book by British journalist Alexander Werth in which he describes his experiences as a correspondent for the BBC and the Sunday Times in the war time Soviet Union, at the same time attempting to provide a fuller picture of Russia at war.

The reviewers have generally praised Werth for his personal observations, but have been more critical of his research, analysis and use of other sources.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Erickson, J. (July 1965). "Russia at War 1941–1945 and Hitler's War on Russia: The Story of the German Defeat in the East". International Affairs. 41 (3): 521–523. doi:10.2307/2609831. ISSN 1468-2346. JSTOR 2609831. The eye-witness reporting in the book is first-class, and it is this which supplies the bulk and the substance; in this sense, the book ought to be appreciated as a personal memoir of life in Stalin's wartime Russia, and, as such, it is a great success... Mr. Werth's human judgments are excellent, but his political verdicts are, in the absence of weightier proof, questionable
^ Clarkson, Jesse D. (1966-12-01). "Russia at War, 1941-1945. Alexander Werth". The Journal of Modern History. 38 (4): 449–450. doi:10.1086/239984. ISSN 0022-2801. The worthwhile portions of the book-and they are well worth reading-are those in which Werth reports his conversations or personal observations on the spot.
^ Stacey, C. P. (1966). "Book Review: Military and Scientific Affairs: Russia at War 1941–1945". International Journal. 21 (1): 130. doi:10.1177/002070206602100118. S2CID 148732023. Mr. Werth may not be a historian of the highest order, but he is a journalist of superior quality. Some of his personal descriptions of things seen-for example, Stalingrad after the battle-are memorable.
^ Dallin, Alexander (1965-10-01). "Russia at War, 1941–1945". The American Historical Review. 71 (1): 262–263. doi:10.1086/ahr/71.1.262. ISSN 0002-8762.

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[1] Erickson, J. (July 1965). "Russia at War 1941–1945 and Hitler's War on Russia: The Story of the German Defeat in the East". International Affairs. 41 (3): 521–523. doi:10.2307/2609831. ISSN 1468-2346. JSTOR 2609831. The eye-witness reporting in the book is first-class, and it is this which supplies the bulk and the substance; in this sense, the book ought to be appreciated as a personal memoir of life in Stalin's wartime Russia, and, as such, it is a great success... Mr. Werth's human judgments are excellent, but his political verdicts are, in the absence of weightier proof, questionable

[2] Clarkson, Jesse D. (1966-12-01). "Russia at War, 1941-1945. Alexander Werth". The Journal of Modern History. 38 (4): 449–450. doi:10.1086/239984. ISSN 0022-2801. The worthwhile portions of the book-and they are well worth reading-are those in which Werth reports his conversations or personal observations on the spot.

[3] Stacey, C. P. (1966). "Book Review: Military and Scientific Affairs: Russia at War 1941–1945". International Journal. 21 (1): 130. doi:10.1177/002070206602100118. S2CID 148732023. Mr. Werth may not be a historian of the highest order, but he is a journalist of superior quality. Some of his personal descriptions of things seen-for example, Stalingrad after the battle-are memorable.

[4] Dallin, Alexander (1965-10-01). "Russia at War, 1941–1945". The American Historical Review. 71 (1): 262–263. doi:10.1086/ahr/71.1.262. ISSN 0002-8762.

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