With snow on their boots : the tragic odyssey of the Russian Expeditionary Force in France, 1915-1920 / Jamie H. Cockfield.

Author
Cockfield, Jamie H. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Description
xi, 396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    • In 1916, in an exchange of human flesh for war materiel, the Russian government sent to France two brigades to fight on the side of their French allies.
    • By the end of World War I, these two brigades had experienced their own form of the Russian Revolution, had been isolated at a southern training post in a disciplinary move by the French government, had battled against each other in what was one of the first confrontations of the Russian Civil War, and had emerged from the conflict as a single force, the Russian Legion of Honor, which would remain loyal to France until the end of the war. Jamie Cockfield, in With Snow on Their Boots, explores the journey and transformation of these men and, in so doing, examines the impact of the revolution on the Russians who were caught in the middle of wartime alliances and nationalist ardor.
    • A microcosm of the political, social, and military struggle that was to occur in Russia in 1917 and in the years to follow, With Snow on Their Boots also looks at the changes in the relationship between France and Russia during and after the war.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-385) and index.
    Contents
    • 1. A Deal Is Struck: December 1915
    • 2. A Debt Is Paid: Winter-Spring 1916
    • 3. Postal Sector 189: July 1916-March 1917
    • 4. The REF and the Nivelle Offensive: April 1917
    • 5. Revolution Delayed: The Russian Rebellion in France, April-June 1917
    • 6. A High Wall of Hatred: The Encampment at La Courtine: June-August 1917
    • 7. The Battle of La Courtine: July-September 1917
    • 8. White Slaves of Capitalism: September 1917-January 1918
    • 9. This Little Piece of Russia: Winter 1917-Spring 1918
    • 10. Glory, Laud, and Honor: 1918-1919
    • 11. The Last Mile Home: The Crucible of Civil War, 1918-1920
    • Epilogue: Where Is the Border?
    ISBN
    0312173563
    LCCN
    97021440
    OCLC
    504029913
    RCP
    C - S
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