Originally published between 1918 and 1967, the 4 volumes in this set on the Russian Civil War:

• use archive material from official records
• cover both the detail and the wider implications of these epic events
• provid a short history of the Caucasus campaign and connect the events that were taking place in the Middle East with the past history of Central Asia
• combine vivid narrative of the military events with a biographical discussion of the White Generals