| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xii, 395 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
A young Russian soldier offers a harrowing chronicle of his experiences in the Chechen wars that captures the fear, chaos, hardship, drudgery, and brutality of modern warfare, documenting his personal odyssey from naïve, teenage conscript to battle-hardened soldier. |
| Note |
"First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Portobello Books, Ltd., with the title, One soldier's war in Chechnya. Individual chapters were first published in Russian literary journals during 2003-2006 and then in book form by Exmo in 2006." -- T.p. verso. Preface, April 2007. (p. xii) |
| Subject |
Babchenko, Arkadiĭ.
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Soldiers -- Russia (Federation) -- Chechni︠a︡ -- Biography.
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Russia (Federation). Russkai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ -- Military life.
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Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) -- History -- Civil War, 1994- -- Personal narratives, Russian.
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Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) -- History -- Civil War, 1994- -- Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Allen, Nick.
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| ISBN |
9780802118608 |
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0802118607 |
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