“This remarkably impressive book is probably the most notable piece of war literature the war has yet produced.”—The Times.
“Tolstoy’s pictures of Sebastopol or Dostoievsky’s account of Siberia do not haunt one much more than episodes in this book.”—Spectator.
“Those who wish to see the war without any illusion cannot afford to miss this the most impressive book that has so far appeared about it.”—Country Life.
“This book is one of the most remarkable the war has yet given us.... He keeps us spellbound with his artless narrative.... This is decidedly a war book to be read.”—Daily News.
“We can but offer our sincere congratulations to Mr. Morse on his splendid achievement; through him the name of Englishman will stand firmer in Russia, firmer in the world.”—Saturday Review.
“The war continues to provide incidentally many vivid narratives ... and this narrative ... must certainly be reckoned one of the most interesting out of many.”—Evening Standard.
“It is a most astonishing book.”—Daily Express.
“Having served for ten months as a volunteer in the Russian Army, the author has had such strange adventures that his experiences have provided material for what is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable books concerning the war.”—Outlook.
“As a witness of what actually happened on the Russian frontier Mr. Morse comes forward with a book of engrossing interest.... The story of his escape and privations which followed is thrilling in the extreme and related with a quiet restraint and modesty which, as in every chapter of the book, are an earnest of truth.”—Daily Telegraph.
“Mr. Morse has written a book which, as far as I know, is unique. It is an extraordinarily vivid account of an Englishman who enlisted in the Russian rank and fought all through the early—and they were in many ways the most terrible—months of the war. As a picture of war it is literally haunting. Mr. Morse writes with the conviction of one who has seen all he desires to prove. Apart from the book’s value as a personal narrative, it is notable for the fine description it gives of life in the Russian Army; while those who thirst for adventure will find no book of fiction stir them more greatly than this author’s account of how he was captured and how he escaped.”—Tatler.