Books by Jamie H. Cockfield

This study provides a comprehensive biography of General Aleksei A. Brusilov, generally considered Russia's greatest First World War General. It examines his military theory and tactics, political positions, and personal and family life.

His reformist views made him a pariah within his own family, and contemporary recognition of his accomplishments came more from abroad than at home. Entering the military, as all Romanovs did, the Grand Duke eventually became hostile toward it and was in fact the only family member ever to formally leave military service.