"Profoundly realistic and important...supremely timely and cogent...the first book to fully fathom the depth and range of the changes now sweeping through the world." —The Washington Post Book World Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis ...
This spellbinding new novel carries readers–the way only Shaara can–to the heart of one of the greatest conflicts in human history, and puts them face-to-face with the characters who made a lasting impact on the world.
Yet he spent 13 years and 11 days in government, including long and influential spells as Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary. This is the story of how he got there.
The novel was harshly reviewed at the time, and was virtually unknown until a scholarly revival beginning in the 1960s.
Add in a heavy dash of frontier action and adventure, and that neatly sums up the plot of Zane Grey's To the Last Man, which follows a blossoming romance among members of feuding clans in the vast open plains of the Wild West.
In The Last Man in Russia, award-winning journalist Oliver Bullough uses the tale of a lone priest to give life to this national crisis.
The book shows us familiar events and places from unusual vantage points: dilapidated mansions and boarding-houses, train carriages and cafes, where the game of espionage between east and west is often set.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
He signalled towards a new bowler, a factory lad called Simmonds, whom everyone called Simmo. Simmo marked out a run of at least 30 yards. D.F. settled into his stance, unconvincingly. 'One for the comrades, Simmo.
From that discovery unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of four of the remarkable people who had called this palace home.