The aim of popularizing the Chechen Wars is commendable, and the series “Essential Histories”, into which this book is published, seems well suited to this purpose. At the same time, it poses a challenge, as it is difficult to sum up two wars of such magnitude in such a short format, especially since the author also devotes a part to the history of the region, going back to the nineteenth century and the colonization of the Caucasus. The combination of factual and historical information with ...
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