Churchill''s Crusade - The British Invasion of Russia 1918-1920

Informationen zum Autor Major-General Clifford Kinvig is the author of River Kwai Railway and Scapegoat: General Percival of Singapore. He is a former Senior Lecturer at RMA Sandhurst and Director of Army Education. Klappentext The story of Britain's invasion of Russia at the end of the First World War has remained largely untold. Although not its initial architect, its chief advocate, was the passionately anti-Bolshevik, Winston Churchill.  Churchill's Crusade  is the first complete account of a unique military operation - one which, if it had succeeded, would have changed the history of Russia, Europe and the World. Zusammenfassung States that! although not its initial architect! the chief advocate for Britain's invasion of Russia at the end of the First World War was the passionately anti-Bolshevik! Winston Churchill. This book presents an account of a unique military operation - one which! if it had succeeded! would have changed the history of Russia! Europe and the World. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 The Eastern Front; 2 Arctic Danger; 3 Archangel; 4 Siberia; 5 Armistice; 6 General Denikin; 7 The Winter War; 8 The Baltic Knot; 9 Plan of Attack; 10 Maynard's Offensive; 11 The North Russian Relief Force; 12 The White Advance; 12 The Evacuation of Archangel; 14 Crisis at Murmansk; 15 Petrograd Fiasco; 16 Collapse; 17 Failure; Index; Platesection

Product details

• Authors: Clifford Kinvig
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2007
• EAN: 9781847250216
• ISBN: 978-1-84725-021-6
• No. of pages: 410
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Russland, UdSSR, Sowjetunion, Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Russia, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I