Stalin: Breaker of Nations

Great Britain: Phoenix Giant, 1998. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by Robert Conquest to [Joseph D.] Joe Dwyer upon title page. Dwyer was an invaluable resource to Conquest and succeeded him as curator of the Russian collection at the Hoover Institution in 2002 . xvii, 346 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Index. Bibliographical Notes. "Robert Conquest [1917-2015], the foremost authority on the Stalinist period of Soviet history, focuses on Stalin's terrifying character, a monster let loose among humanity. Hitler called him a 'beast on the grand scale'. This book is the culmination of a lifetime's work, a masterly portrait of a man who 'perhaps more than any other determined the course of the twentieth century'." - back cover. "Conquest tells the tale with an informed hatred for his subject, and a fine sense of irony which makes the book indispensable reading'. - A.N. Wilson. Paul Johnson, close advisor to Margaret Thatcher, described Conquest as "our greatest living historian." - online reference. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Contents gently toning at edges. Tight and square. A special addition to the shelf of any serious sovietologist..