Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he has worked as a GP, first near Bristol and now in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. He is extensively involved in medical politics, both at local and national level, and served on the GPs' Committee of the British Medical Association. He appears from time to time on local and national TV and radio, speaking on a variety of medical issues. He contributes regularly to the medical press.An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th century military history, his previous books include the critically acclaimed Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944–45 (Osprey 2010) and Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II (Osprey 2013). Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916–17 is the third book in a four-volume series, the definitive study of the First World War on the Eastern Front.

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• List of IllustrationsList of MapsAuthor's NoteDramatis PersonaeIntroduction1. The Fruits of War2. The Winter Battles3. Lake Naroch4. The Quiet Front5. Brusilov's Offensive Begins6. The Growing Crisis7. Dealing with Success and Failure8. Now or Never9. Kovel and Stanislau10. The Advent of Romania11. The New Front: Romania's Gamble12. Autumn13. Budapest and Beyond14. The Cracks in the EdificeNotesBibliographyIndex

Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he has worked as a GP, first near Bristol and now in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. He is extensively involved in medical politics, both at local and national level, and served on the GPs' Committee of the British Medical Association. He appears from time to time on local and national TV and radio, speaking on a variety of medical issues. He contributes regularly to the medical press.An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th century military history, his previous books include the critically acclaimed Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944–45 (Osprey 2010) and Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II (Osprey 2013). Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916–17 is the third book in a four-volume series, the definitive study of the First World War on the Eastern Front.

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• List of IllustrationsList of MapsAuthor's NoteDramatis PersonaeIntroduction1. The Fruits of War2. The Winter Battles3. Lake Naroch4. The Quiet Front5. Brusilov's Offensive Begins6. The Growing Crisis7. Dealing with Success and Failure8. Now or Never9. Kovel and Stanislau10. The Advent of Romania11. The New Front: Romania's Gamble12. Autumn13. Budapest and Beyond14. The Cracks in the EdificeNotesBibliographyIndex