RUSI Journal, December 1st, 2000
THE COSSACKS By Sir John Ure, (Constable, 1999), 120.00, 260 pages, ISBN 0094774005
At first sight a slim volume of 260 pages would appear likely to do little justice to the long history of this martial people and its involvement in the heroic and less heroic episodes of Russian history. This was also my first book by this author, chosen because of my interest in matters Russian.
Appearances are deceptive and Sir John writes with a verve and narrative fluency, which make it difficult to put this book down. Anyone interested in the disproportionate influence of this people, the Ghurkas of Rus...
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