Charts Stalin's use of the re-named NKVD to carry out the purges of the 1930s in which millions were arrested and ended their lives in forced-labour camps. This book looks at the organisation of the state's secret police in Russia during this time, its vast network of spies and informers, its units within the Red Army, and the special prisons.

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Stalin's instruments of terror

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781862273504
Publisert
2004-08-31
Utgiver
The History Press Ltd
Vekt
750 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
189 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Rupert Butler is a much published author and journalist who specialises in historical narratives on the origins of the Third Reich and World War II. He lives in London.