HTY 300:Revolution; Professor Moon's Library Instruction: March Russian Revolution

WW II's abrupt end brought us many gifts, none stranger than the papers of the German State. These were captured virtually complete, and to this day give up secrets. One that emerges from Alan Moorehead's research is the extent to which Germany was involved in the Russian Revolution. The ironic result of this clandestine maneuver was Germany's sure defeat on the Eastern front in WW II. "It all forms a fascinating chapter in the history of our century," states The Book-of-the-Month Club, "and the man ignorant of how that chapter unrolled is minus the keys to an understanding of his own time and so in part himself--Moorehead hands us that key."

Roots of rebellion -- Labour on the offensive: The rise of the urban mass organizations, March-September 1917 -- The countryside in revolt, March-September 1917 -- The transfer of power, October 1917-March 1918 -- Neutralizing the peasantry, October 1917-1918.