Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920. Stamping
Out the Virus was a phrase used by Col. Fuller in an internal memo
in 1919 referring to Communism. To the Allies (French, British and
US) this is what the Russian Civil War was about. Thus began a two
year attempt to eradicate it. In 1918 over 15,000 Allied troops
intervened in the Civil war at Archangel on the White Sea. This
book covers the entire war in depth, with detailed text, maps,
orders of battle and rare photos providing a full picture of the
Allied military operations.
As new in
d/w - 408pp, 80 + b/w photos & maps
Schiffer, 2002
ISBN 0764316257
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ONE SOLDIER'S WAR IN CHECHNYA
by Arkady Babchenko (translated by Nick Allen)
A compulsively
readable and vivid account of life as a young soldier in Russia's
Chechen wars, it takes the raw and mundane reality of days amid guns
and grenades and twists it into compelling, chilling, and eerily
elegant prose. Babchenko traces his journey from innocence to
experience, beginning with his teenage arrival in the transit camp
just north of Chechnya and harsh treatment by his seniors as a naive
and scared new recruit, through to his period of active duty at the
front, by which time he has become a brutalized and hardened
soldier.
Beginning with
Napoleon's doomed march on Russia, Dodge examines Napoleon's state
of mind and the factors behind his decisions using personal
letters and genuine reports. How could Napoleon have led his army
into such an atrocious situation and underestimated the severity
of the Russian winter? In one of the most imposing invasions ever
attempted, with 600,000 men and 250,000 horses the Grande Army's
success seemed inevitable. Few could imagine that only 100,000
would reach Moscow without having achieved the decisive battle
that Napoleon sought.
Once
again, the 2008-2009 Guide will be a comprehensive reference to
the organisation, equipment and tactics of today's British Army.
This latest edition includes details of all army reorganisation
and regimental amalgamations plus details of major systems and
equipment introduced. This is the 10th Edition of the Guide, a
publication that first appeared in 1984, that has become the
accepted reference source on the British Army for the UK and
foreign military, the world media and other interested parties.
New in card cover - Small format, 231pp,
tables, diagrams, illustrations
by Flying Officer J L Hunt (RAF) & Lt A G Pringle (RA)
Desperate to avoid ‘bubble-dancing’, join the ‘dromestoners’ or
eat a nice ‘tiddly oggy’? Baffled? Well, pull yourself out of the
‘aspargus bed’ and dip into Service Slang to find out what these
expressions and many more mean. First published in 1943, this is a
facsimile reissue, complete with the original witty illustrations.
You would be a ‘sad apple’ to call it a dictionary, it is more a
light-hearted survey of expressions prevalent in the Army, Navy
and RAF during the Second World War. With a foreword by Air
Marshal Sir T L Leigh Mallory, KCB, DSO
