Volume two of Buttar's epic four volume history of World war one on the Eastern front, this volume focused on the events of 1915. Well researched, decent maps and pleasure to read. This series of books rivals Shelby Foote's three volume history of the civil war in scope and attention to detail. By far the best History in English that I have run across (and I have indeed been looking) ( )

The Eastern Front in World War One is often overlooked in favour of the Western Front, at least if you are British. Tannenberg is fairly well known, but aside from that only really the Brusilov Offensive of 1916 and the Revolution of 1917 make much of an impression.

As a result of this ignorance, [a:Prit Buttar's|4098424|Prit Buttar|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] four volume history of the war on the Eastern Front, of which this is the second, is to be welcomed. [b:Collision of Empires|22856398|Collision of Empires The War on the Eastern Front in 1914|Prit Buttar|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408937330s/22856398.jpg|26230643] was excellent but this, because it deals with less well known events, is even better. 1915 was the year the Russians were almost knocked out of the war, when Mackensen made a name for himself as a general, when the Russian army recovered from the catastrophes of early summer well enough to thrash the Austro-Hungarian army late in the season, and when Serbia was finally crushed.

I look forward to the remaining two volumes of this excellent endeavour. ( )