The first of a series of interlinked novels whose grand theme is the birth of modern Russia, this book describes the advance by the Russian army into East Prussia at the outbreak of World War I, and its virtual annihilation at the hands of the Germans. The author uses the techniques of non-fiction within a fictional framework and evokes not only the military campaign but also the experience of the men and women caught up in the events.
- ISBN10 0370310721
- ISBN13 9780370310725
- Publish Date 6 July 1989 (first published 18 September 1972)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 March 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint The Bodley Head Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 822
- Language English