Collision of Empires

The War on the Eastern Front in 1914

By: Prit Buttar

Narrated by: Roger Clark

The fighting that raged in the East during the First World War was every bit as fierce as that on the Western Front, but the titanic clashes between three towering empires - Russia, Austro-Hungary, and Germany - remains a comparatively unknown facet of the Great War.

With the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war in 2014, Collision of Empires is a timely expose of the bitter fighting on this forgotten front - a clash that would ultimately change the face of Europe forever. Drawing on firsthand accounts and detailed archival research, this is a dramatic retelling of the tumultuous events of the first year of the war, with the battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes in East Prussia followed by the Russo-Austrian clashes in Galicia and the failed German advance toward Warsaw.

©2014 Prit Buttar (P)2017 Tantor

WW1 the east side

obe the detailed books on the early days of WW1 ever. The writer has exceeded anything I have ever read on tbe early days of the Eastern front. incredible detail and brilliant analysis of the personalities and the battles makes this book a must for any history lover.

difficult to follow, but still good

I don't know much about the Eastern Front WW1, so this was hard to digest...

Excellent Military History

Fantastic book if you’re a fan of military history. Excellent narration and fascinating subject that is difficult to find material that is anywhere close to what you find here. 10/10.

Lots of info but hard to follow

Maybe this isn’t a book I should’ve listened to while commuting but I found it difficult to follow. Lots of detail about the armies involved and plans but battle descriptions are basically “Tenth Corps attacked Three Corps pushing them back to Germanberg. Seventh Corps advanced on Seventh Corps unsuccessfully with heavy losses on both sides. Oh, this was Tannenberg by the way.”

very comprehensive, difficult to follow

not useful as an audio book. to follow the story, one would need a hardcopy and a set of maps.