Wolfhounds and Polar Bears : The American Expeditionary Force in Siberia, 1918–1920 / / Col. John M. House, US Army (Retired)

• Autore: House John M.
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 947.084/1
• Soggetto topico: United States.-Army.-American Expeditionary Forces; Soviet Union-History-Allied intervention, 1918-1920; Soviet Union-History-Revolution, 1917-1921-Participation, American
• Soggetto geografico: Soviet Union History Revolution, 1917-1921 Participation, American; Soviet Union History Allied intervention, 1918-1920
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The beginning -- A world at war -- The reasons and the decision -- The military forces -- Siberia's challenges -- Russian Railway Service Corps -- American Expeditionary Force -- Initial operations -- Garrison life -- Railway guard and the Twenty-Seventh Infantry -- Railway guard and the Thirty-First Infantry -- Riding the rails -- The final days -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Details the military aspects of the American Expeditionary Force's (AEF) deployment to Siberia following World War I to protect the Trans-Siberian Railroad In the final months of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson and many US allies decided to intervene in Siberia in order to protect Allied wartime and business interests, among them.
• Titolo autorizzato: Wolfhounds and Polar Bears
• ISBN: 9780817388980; 0817388982
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910957365503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II