Stalin Author:Albert Marrin This illustrated biography provides a forceful account of the Soviet tyrant who shaped communism into a tool for his own ends and at the expense of countless human lives. The author sketches out Stalins rise to power from his childhood through his work as revolutionary organizer, to his role as supreme commander of Soviet forces and master... more »mind of post-war policy. The magnitude and scope of the destruction presented in this book is unsettling, disturbing and sometimes difficult to comprehend. It is important to understand and to allow this understanding to cause us, as Americans under a free system of government, to love and strive more fervently for the preservation of the values and freedoms we hold so dear.« less