A book that is both sensible and sophisticated, scholarly and very readable
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Gellately sets a high standard... Lucid prose and vivid examples make the book admirably accessible to non-specialists... it also engages expertly in one of hte most closely fought historiographical battles of past ...
The Economist
Approachable... The book is strong in highlighting the almost unbelieveable terror and utterly ruthless assault on humanity in both regimes
Ian Kershaw, BBC History Magazine
A book that is both sensible and sophisticated, scholarly and very readable
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Gellately sets a high standard... Lucid prose and vivid examples make the book admirably accessible to non-specialists... it also engages expertly in one of hte most closely fought historiographical battles of past ...
The Economist
Approachable... The book is strong in highlighting the almost unbelieveable terror and utterly ruthless assault on humanity in both regimes
Ian Kershaw, BBC History Magazine
A book that is both sensible and sophisticated, scholarly and very readable
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Gellately sets a high standard... Lucid prose and vivid examples make the book admirably accessible to non-specialists... it also engages expertly in one of hte most closely fought historiographical battles of past ...
The Economist
Approachable... The book is strong in highlighting the almost unbelieveable terror and utterly ruthless assault on humanity in both regimes