Towers Of Stone: The Battle of Wills in Chechnya

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Award-winning Polish reporter Jagielski brings into focus the tragedy of Chechnya and the war being waged there by small groups of desperate warriors against the powerful Russian army. Jagielski's narrative revolves around two Chechnyan leaders - Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov. Caught up in a war to which they owe everything and without which they could not live, the two fighters face enemy forces in various conflicts. A bitter history of the region told with forceful clarity.

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Wojciech Jagielski has already achieved recognition for his reporting from the most inflamed points on our globe. [Towers of Stone] will only confirm his reputation. Ryszard Kapuscinski


Wojciech Jagielski's book sets new standards for gritty reporting of Russia's most miserable corner, and the dreadful damage done to it by both outsiders and the Chechens' own leaders The book brings to life the danger, squalor and misery of daily life in Chechnya with almost unbearable clarity. Edward Lucas, The Economist

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Formerly a reporter at Gazeta Wyborcza, Polands first and biggest independent daily, WOJCIECH JAGIELSKIhas been witness to some of the most important political events of the end of the twentieth century. He is the recipient of several of Polands most prestigious awards for journalism, including a Bene Merito honorary decoration from the Polish government and the Dariusz Fikus award for excellence in journalism. Seen by many as the literary heir to Ryszard Kapuciski, he is the author of several books of in-depth reportage, including Towers of Stone: The Battle of Wills in Chechnya, which won Italys Letterature dal Fronte Award. Arguably Polands best-known contemporary non-fiction writer, Jagielski lives outside Warsaw.