Towers of Stone: The Battle of Wills in Chechnya

by Wojciech Jagielski

Book Overview

In Towers of Stone, award-winning Polish reporter Wojciech Jagielski brings into focus the tragedy of Chechnya, its inhabitants, and the war being waged there by a handful of desperate warriors against a powerful and much more numerous army. Jagielski's narrative is told through the lens of two men- Shamil Basaev, a hero to some, a dangerous warlord to others; and Aslan Maskhadov, a calculating and sober politician, who is viewed as a providential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583229000
• ISBN13: 9781583229002
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.8"