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245 10 a| Russian sideshow :b| America's undeclared war, 1918-1920 /c| Robert L. Willett.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| xxxiii, 327 pages :b| illustrations, map ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-309) and index.;

505 0 a| pt. 1. North Russia. The early days in Murmansk ; Force B -- Archangel ; The 339th takes shape ; The Americans land in Archangel ; The Railroad front ; The Onega front ; The Emtsa/Seletskoye front ; The Dvina front ; The Vaga front ; The Pinega front ; In Archangel ; The Murmansk Railroad Companies ; The withdrawal ; Aftermath. -- pt. 2. Siberia. The Russian Railroad story ; Vladivostok and the Navy ; The AEFS Assemblies ; The early days in Siberia ; General Graves arrives in Russia ; Life in Siberia ; Spring comes to Siberia ; The battles begin ; The Suchan Valley ; Elsewhere in Siberia -- 1919 ; The American Red Cross ; The exodus -- 1920 ; Conclusions. -- Epilogue.;

520 1 a| "In July 1918, as the carnage of World War I continued, President Woodrow Wilson deployed U.S. troops to join other Allied forces in civil war-ravaged Russia. Ostensibly a mission to guard tsarist military supplies and the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the true purpose of the Allied intervention was to help topple the nascent Bolshevik government.;

520 8 a| Dispatched to some of the most remote regions of the Russian wilderness - from the frigid port city of Archangel to Lake Baikal to Vladivostok - the U.S. troops encountered fierce resistance from Red Army units, partisans, and peasants.".;

520 8 a| "Using previously classified official records and the letters and diaries of Americans who served there, Robert L. Willett describes the suffering of the hundreds of U.S. soldiers who fought and died in subzero conditions, both in combat and from disease.;

520 8 a| Expertly researched and provocatively written, this book is the first of describe in detail the experiences of the American doughboys who fought in this little-known campaign - a tragically misguided military action that established a legacy of distrust that defined U.S.-Soviet relations for the next seven decades."--BOOK JACKET.;

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Russian sideshow : America's undeclared war, 1918-1920 / Robert L. Willett.

Author/creator	Willett, Robert L., 1926-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, ©2003.
Description	xxxiii, 327 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Soviet Union--History. --Allied intervention, 1918-1920. Soviet Union--History. --Revolution, 1917-1921. --Participation, American. Soviet Union--History. --Revolution, 1917-1921. --Personal narratives, American.

Contents	pt. 1. North Russia. The early days in Murmansk ; Force B -- Archangel ; The 339th takes shape ; The Americans land in Archangel ; The Railroad front ; The Onega front ; The Emtsa/Seletskoye front ; The Dvina front ; The Vaga front ; The Pinega front ; In Archangel ; The Murmansk Railroad Companies ; The withdrawal ; Aftermath. -- pt. 2. Siberia. The Russian Railroad story ; Vladivostok and the Navy ; The AEFS Assemblies ; The early days in Siberia ; General Graves arrives in Russia ; Life in Siberia ; Spring comes to Siberia ; The battles begin ; The Suchan Valley ; Elsewhere in Siberia -- 1919 ; The American Red Cross ; The exodus -- 1920 ; Conclusions. -- Epilogue.
Review	"In July 1918, as the carnage of World War I continued, President Woodrow Wilson deployed U.S. troops to join other Allied forces in civil war-ravaged Russia. Ostensibly a mission to guard tsarist military supplies and the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the true purpose of the Allied intervention was to help topple the nascent Bolshevik government.
Summary	Dispatched to some of the most remote regions of the Russian wilderness - from the frigid port city of Archangel to Lake Baikal to Vladivostok - the U.S. troops encountered fierce resistance from Red Army units, partisans, and peasants.".
Summary	"Using previously classified official records and the letters and diaries of Americans who served there, Robert L. Willett describes the suffering of the hundreds of U.S. soldiers who fought and died in subzero conditions, both in combat and from disease.
Summary	Expertly researched and provocatively written, this book is the first of describe in detail the experiences of the American doughboys who fought in this little-known campaign - a tragically misguided military action that established a legacy of distrust that defined U.S.-Soviet relations for the next seven decades."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-309) and index.
LCCN	2003007949
ISBN	1574884298 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781574884296 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1574887068 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781574887068 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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