RaveThe Wall Street JournalMr. Pomerantsev relies heavily on the work of historians and biographers, as well as on Delmer’s own memoirs. But the book possesses virtues that make it more than a simple retelling. First, Mr. Pomerantsev writes in a lucid, ironical style that is a pleasure to read ... The reader who expects a tidy set of instructions about \"how to fight an information war\" in 2024 will be disappointed. This is not that kind of book. Instead, it paints a memorable portrait of a communicator whose genius was not tied to a particular medium of communication.