To the edge of the world : the story of the trans-siberian express, the world's greatest railroad / Christian Wolmar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolmar, Christian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Russia (Federation)--Siberia--History.

Railroads.

Railroads--Russia--History.

Velikai︠a︡ Sibirskai︠a︡ magistralʹ--History.

Velikai︠a︡ Sibirskai︠a︡ magistralʹ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Public Affairs, 2013.

Summary:

Christian Wolmar passionately and expertly chronicles the story of what is often called Siberia's lifeline. From its improbable conception and construction under Tsar Alexander III to the northern extension ordered by Brezhnev, Wolmar examines its continued success as a vital artery for the expansion of the Russian and subsequently?of the Soviet state. The Trans-Siberian railroad fueled the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Revolution, Civil War, and the Russian resistance to the Nazi invasion during the Second World War, among other bloody upheavals.The rousing story of the Tr

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations ; Maps ; Introduction ; 1. A Slow Embrace ; 2. Holding On to Siberia; 3. Witte's Breakthrough ; 4. Into the Steppe ; 5. Travels and Travails ; Illustration Section 1; 6. Casus Belli ; 7. The New SIberia ; 8. Russia All the Way ; 9. The Battle for the Trans-Siberian ; Illustration Section 2; 10. The Big Red Railway ; 11. The Other Trans-Siberian ; 12. The Greatest Railway ; Bibliography ; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61039-453-4