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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
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The Anglo-American Winter War with Russia, 1918-1919: A Diplomatic and Military Tragicomedy
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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 situationamong 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 governmenthave parallels in contemporary events.