Daniels.Red October The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917

The best reconstruction of the events surrounding the October Bolshevik Revolution. "One of the best books on the Russian Revolution of 1917 ... of great appeal to the general reader." -Library Journal "A stimulating and significant contribution." -The New York Times "A work of solid and enduring merit ... this book meets the rigor- ous standards of scholarship without sacrificing the qualities of sheer narrative power." -Baltimore Sun Robert V Daniels is professor of history at the University of Vermont. Contents ONE The Freest Country in the World TWO The Professional Revolutionaries THREE The Rising Tide FOUR The Leader Decides FIVE The Party Persuaded SIX Offense or Defense SEVEN The Contest for the Garrison EIGHT The "Art" of Insurrection NINE The Winter Palace TEN The Last Act ELEVEN The Myth and the Reality Chronology of Events Sources Index Photos Describes and analyzes the events of the Bolshevik Revolution and the people that directed it