Jeremy Black. Review of Vladimir Shirogorov, War on The Eve of Nations.pdf (original) (raw)

An important book that truly does fill a gap, Vladimir Shirogorov's study tackles a period in Eastern European warfare that has received less attention than the subsequent centuries, although there remains room for a study of the following half-century. Offering what he terms an action-orientated account, Shirogorov in practice provides a study that is military, international, political and sociological, one, indeed, that also highlights the need for a similarly synoptic work for Western Europe.