To the Edge of the World The Story of the Trans-Siberian Railway

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Synopsis

Christian Wolmar expertly tells the story of the Trans-Siberian railway from its conception and construction under Tsar Alexander III, to the northern extension ordered by Brezhnev and its current success as a vital artery. He also explores the crucial role the line played in both the Russian Civil War -Trotsky famously used an armoured carriage as his command post - and the Second World War, during which the railway saved the country from certain defeat. Like the author's previous railway histories, it focuses on the personalities, as well as the political and economic events, that lay behind one of the most extraordinary engineering triumphs of the nineteenth century.

Book details

Edition:
Main
Author:
Christian Wolmar
ISBN:
9781782392040
Related ISBNs:
9780857890382
Publisher:
Atlantic Books
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-04-30
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2014
Copyright by:
Christian Wolmar 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Travel