The Splintered Empires

In 1917, the Eastern Front witnessed the crumbling of the Russian Empire following the February Revolution and the disastrous Kerensky Offensive, unfolding events that triggered the Bolshevik Revolution. Prit Buttar's comprehensive conclusion to his series on this tumultuous period explores not only these pivotal moments but also the ensuing "successor wars" that emerged from the disintegration of the empires. As new states formed amidst ongoing conflict, the unresolved tensions ultimately paved the way for the rise of Hitler and the ignition of another world war just two decades later.