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Losing Russia

Philip Warner The Allies and the Russian Collapse: Vol I March 1917-March 1918 Michael Kettle (Andre Deutsch pp. 287, £14.95) Mr Kettle informs us that this book and its four......

Waiting For Tiggsie'

Piers Paul Read His Own Story Ronnie Biggs (Michael Joseph pp. 238, £7.95) Slipper of the Yard Jack Slipper (Sidgwick and Jackson pp. 179, £ 5 . 95 ) The vitality of the Great......