Reviews

"Babchenko writes courageously about what he has seen--that is why his book is so graphic. That is why it is not only important as literature, but also politically."

"Bears comparison with the great literary accounts of any war."

"Breathlessly visual ... Easily bears comparison with the great literary accounts of other wars, such as Michael Herr's Dispatches . . . One has rarely read about a military culture in which the line between war and peace is so blurred."

"Harrowingly good ... This literary account from the front is a modern equivalent of All Quiet on the Western Front."

A young Russian soldier -recalls fighting in Chechnya and wins his country's in-augural Debut Prize. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

"Babchenko writes courageously about what he has seen--that is why his book is so graphic. That is why it is not only important as literature, but also politically."
"Bears comparison with the great literary accounts of any war."
"Breathlessly visual ... Easily bears comparison with the great literary accounts of other wars, such as Michael Herr's Dispatches . . . One has rarely read about a military culture in which the line between war and peace is so blurred."
"Harrowingly good ... This literary account from the front is a modern equivalent of All Quiet on the Western Front."