Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920 Vol. II: The Decision to Intervene
| Author/creator | Kennan, George F. Author |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Publication Info | Princeton : Princeton University Press Ewing : California Princeton Fulfillment Services [Distributor] |
| Description | 513 p. ill 22.300 x 017.900 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
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| Summary | Annotation <p>In 1918 the U.S. government decided to involve itself with the Russian Revolution by sending troops to Siberia. This book re-creates that unhappily memorable storythe arrival of British marines at Murmansk, the diplomatic maneuvering, the growing Russian hostility, the uprising of Czechoslovak troops in central Siberia which threatened to overturn the Bolsheviks, the acquisitive ambitions of the Japanese in Manchuria, and finally the decision by President Wilson to intervene with American troops. Of this period Kennan writes, "Never, surely, in the history of American diplomacy, has so much been paid for so little."</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 56008382 |
| ISBN | 9780691008424 |
| ISBN | 0691008426 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780691008424 |
| Stock number | 00021620 |
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