Allah's Mountains: The Battle for Chechnya, New Edition
"Impressive and wide-ranging," The Sunday Times."Fluent and persuasive prose ... admirably clear," New Statesman."A moving example of how history can be written. Smith's account of the historical background to the conflict reads like a novel, but better, because it also has the intimacy and immediacy of an eyewitness account. He has given us a memorable, well-researched account of a peculiarly horrible war," Literary Review."This is a riveting book, written with almost seemless elegance. But Allah's Mountains is not simply a reportage. In a commendable effort to go beyond the present facts, Smith has delved deeply into the broader Caucasian context, steeping himself in the knowledge of its myriad peoples, cultures and languages," International Affairs."Sebastian Smith's Allah's Mountains is a riveting battle by battle account," The Tablet."Excellent, readable, insightful," Jane's Intelligence Review."Smith's book is exceptionally well written, alternating between hard reporting and more personal vignettes that give the flavour and emotional colouring of the area," The Moscow Times.