One soldier's war
By: Arkady Babchenko ; translated from the Russian by Nick Allen.
Contributors: Allen, Nick.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Grove Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780802118608
Subjects: Babchenko, Arkadiĭ.; Russia (Federation). -- Russkai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ -- Military life.; Soldiers -- Russia (Federation) -- Chechni︠a︡ -- Biography.; Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) -- History -- Civil War, 1994- -- Personal narratives, Russian.
Genres: Biography.; Personal narratives, Russian.
Other titles: 1 soldier's war
Work titles: One soldier's war in Chechnya.
Description: A young Russian soldier offers a harrowing chronicle of his experiences in the Chechen wars that captures the fear, chaos, hardship, drudgery, and brutality of modern warfare, documenting his personal odyssey from naïve, teenage conscript to battle-hardened soldier.
Notes: Originally published as: One soldier's war in Chechnya. London : Portobello, 2007.

"Individual chapters were first published in Russian literary journals during 2003-2006 and then in book form by Exmo in 2006." -- T.p. verso.

Translated from the Russian.