The Anglo-American winter war with Russia, 1918-1919 : a diplomatic and military tragicomedy
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The Anglo-American winter war with Russia, 1918-1919 : a diplomatic and military tragicomedy
（Contributions in military studies, no. 71）
Greenwood Press, 1988
Available at 7 libraries
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Bibliography: p. [125]-149
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book chronicles the origins and results of the ill-fated Anglo-American intervention at Archangel during the winter of 1918-19. Basing his account on previously unavailable archival material, including soldiers' diaries and correspondence between British field commanders and the War Office, this is the most complete treatment of the subject every published. The author argues that the campaign's political and military lessons are worthy of further study, especially since certain aspects of the situation--among them Allied intervention in a civil war between communist and anti-communist forces, predictions of a Communist blood bath should the Allies withdraw, and the invitation to land proffered by a democratic government--have parallels in contemporary events.
Table of Contents
Illustrations Preface The Decision to Guard Military Stores An Invitation to Land The Americans Arrive The Mission of General Ironside Some Unpleasant Surprises The Start of Winter Fighting Defeat at Shenkursk A Crisis of Morale The Americans Withdraw From Optimism to Despair Notes Maps Selected Bibliography Index
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