Shattering empires: the clash and collapse of the Ottoman and Russian empires, 1908–1918 By Michael Reynolds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Pp. xiv+303. 25 b/w illustrations, 5 maps. Hardback £61.00 , ISBN 978-0-521-19553-9; paperback £20.99, ISBN 978-0-521-14916-7.