Reviews for New Military in Russia: Ten Myths That Shape the Image

The average rating for New Military in Russia: Ten Myths That Shape the Image based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-25 00:00:00 Bobby Dee I'm a voracious reader of "disaster" books (as long as they're well written), and this one definitely was. Based on an incident involving a passenger liner that was relocating 90 British children to Canada as part of an evacuation program, the author has a personal connection with the tale -- his great uncle had been aboard the ship and had been presumed dead. This book could have been unbearably bleak, for the loss was awful, but the author concentrates on the heroism and spirit of the survivors, which makes it instead a tale of redemption. He does it without crossing the line over into overt sentimentality, though I have to confess to shedding some tears at the end. Another thing that I really enjoyed is what a fine job Nagorski did of delineating each character. There were dozens of children and adults whose actions, emotions, and fate he chronicled, but he managed to make them distinct so that I rarely felt that sense of, "Now wait a minute, which one is this?" that I sometimes feel when reading a historical account. The book is briskly paced, vividly told, and has a firm moral compass.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-10-27 00:00:00 Carl Rondeau This is the story of the British liner S.S. City of Benares. Torpedoed by a German submarine in the north Atlantic over 600 miles from Briton. The prized passengers on the City of Benares were children being transported to Canada to escape the war and constant air raids. They would go there for a better safer life away from war, this was the plan. But due to a German U boat, this would not come to pass. This story is one I won't soon forget! It was sad in parts, but tells a story of great courage, heroism, and perseverance on the water! It tells the triumph of the human spirit in circumstances most of us hope to never find ourselves in, and have no clue what we'd do in such a situation. This book has true miracles in it, and it reminds me that there are truly wonderful people that walk this earth. Among all the bad we hear to read about such people is refreshing to me! This was a great book! I am not sure I can do it justice in this review, but I would totally recommend it! Some books are so touching and leave you with so much, that words aren't enough to describe it all. The only thing that truly can is the book itself! Well written, a great book!