Chechnya: Tombstone of Russian Power Book

The humiliation of Russia by separatist rebels in the Chechen War marked a key moment in Russian - and perhaps world - history. In this new analysis Anatol Lieven offers a riveting account of the war as a means to explore the painful fate of the post-Soviet state.

Bill Keller

Very rich. A solid, vivid account, informed by extenseive study of how wars are fought. . .written with a skill that verges at times on the poetic. [Lieven] has traveled widely and he has read wisely on the history of warfare, on Russia, on economics, on political theory. -- New York Times Book Review