Carpathian disaster death of an Army Author:Geoffrey Jukes Russian Army in the First World War, brave but badly-led and only half equipped - had suffered defeat after during two years of agonizing battle. One general alone, Alexei Brusilov, possessed both the will and the genius to organize it for victory. In the summer of 1916 he was to seize the opportunity to do so which a jealous high command had hi... more »therto refused him.« less