The War In Eastern Europe - Softcover

Reed, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354215777 ISBN 13: 9789354215773

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2020

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A blistering, unsparing chronicle of a continent at war. He saw Europe torn apart. John Reed's The War In Eastern Europe reads as both a World War I memoir and a sharp war correspondence book, an unvarnished historical nonfiction account from a reporter on the move. Focused on eastern front history and the tangled Balkan conflict coverage that made early 20th century Europe so volatile, these pages carry the directness of wartime journalism Europe relied on and the vivid intimacy of eyewitness war reporting. Reed's sentences pair crisp dispatches with sudden lyric, producing classic war reportage that remains immediate and humane. The book's significance is plain: as a contemporary witness it complements official records and offers texture to the political narratives of the era, making it a distinct source for historians as well as an absorbing read for anyone drawn to human stories amid upheaval. As a document it belongs in any history enthusiasts collection and serves as an academic research resource for scholars examining press practices, public reaction and the social consequences of conflict. Readers familiar with John Reed's writings will recognise his moral urgency and plain-speaking eye; newcomers will find a vivid example of the reporter's craft and a direct view of the shifting borders and lives of the period. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Perfect for casual readers and classic-literature collectors, this edition restores a key voice of wartime reportage to general circulation and makes Reed's eyewitness perspective accessible to modern study and pleasure. The careful presentation helps readers approach Reed's voice with clarity and context, making this edition useful to undergraduate courses, public libraries and independent scholars; it reconnects modern readers with a pivotal witness whose observations illuminate eastern front history.

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John Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 - October 17, 1920) was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist, best remembered for Ten Days That Shook the World, his firsthand account of the November 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia. He is one of three Americans honored by being buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis (the others are labor organizer Bill Haywood and Charles Ruthenburg, founder of the Communist Party USA). On August 17, 1917, Reed and Bryant set sail from New York to Europe, having first provided the State Department with legally sworn assurances that neither would represent the Socialist Party at a forthcoming conference in Stockholm.[35] The pair were going as working journalists to report on the sensational developments taking place in the fledgling republic of Russia. Traveling by way of Finland, the pair arrived in the capital city of Petrograd immediately after the failed military coup of monarchist General Lavr Kornilov. This was an attempt to topple the Provisional Government of Alexander Kerensky by force of arms. Reed and Bryant found the Russian economy in shambles. Several of the subject nations of the old empire, such as Finland and Ukraine, had gained autonomy and were seeking separate military accommodations with Germany. Reed and Bryant were in Petrograd for the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks, headed by Vladimir Lenin, toppled the Kerensky government; the Bolsheviks believed this was the first blow of a worldwide socialist revolution. Food shortages made the situation dire in the capital, and social disorder reigned. Reed later recalled: The last month of the Kerensky regime was marked first by the falling off of the bread supply from 2 pounds a day to 1 pound, to half a pound, to a quarter of a pound, and, the final week, no bread at all. Holdups and crime increased to such an extent that you could hardly walk down the streets. The papers were full of it. Not only had the government broken down, but the municipal government had absolutely broken down.

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• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354215777
• ISBN 13: 9789354215773
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 446
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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