pickSteven J Zaloga and James Loop‘s work, Soviet Elite Bloc, evokes a sense of nostalgia. Written in the 1980s, it reflects on several nations including some that no longer exist. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the elite forces of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies, offering information about the capabilities of each nation.
My latest #LibraryHaul is a good one!! Not sure how many I‘ll get to in the next few weeks, but I‘ve been especially looking forward to the tagged and Foe. Hope they live up to my expectations! 😄📚💕
Keep an eye out for this one from the New York Times bestselling author of THE GLASS ROOM, Simon Mawer returns to Czechoslovakia, this time during the turbulent 1960s, with a suspenseful story of sex, politics, and betrayal.
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pickAn excellent story set against the backdrop of Czechoslovakia‘s ‘dangerous‘ experiment with liberalism in 1968, and the growing anxiety in the rest of the Warsaw Pact countries. Read my Goodreads review at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41033697-prague-spring. #simonmawer #praguespring #historicalfiction #1968 #politics #communism #warsawpact #prague #czechoslovakia #fiction #contemporaryliterature #contemporaryfiction
