In 1918 the U.S. government decided to involve itself with the Russian Revolution by sending troops to Siberia. This book re-creates that unhappily memorable storythe arrival of British marines at Murmansk; the diplomatic maneuvering; the growing Russian hostility; the uprising of Czechoslovak troops in central Siberia which threatened to overturn the Bolsheviks; the acquisitive ambitions of the Japanese in Manchuria; and finally the decision by President Wilson to intervene with American troops. Of this period Kennan writes; "Never; surely; in the history of American diplomacy; has so much been paid for so little."
#310702 in Books Liddell B. H. 1971-09-01 1971-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x .73 x 5.31l; .78 #File Name: 0688060129320 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. In dire need of a proof readerBy Spruce GooseThis has to be a scanned digital version of one of the printed editions. General Halder is continuously referred to as "Haider"; virtually every single use of the word "die" should actually read as "the". There are numerous nonsense words which make it more than clear that this edition was not proof read at all. This totally undercuts the worth of the actual book.I confess the book itself deserves at least 4 stars; unfortunately the Kindle version is too error-ridden for it to get more than a star. Buy a second hand printed copy instead.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I obtained and read this book many years ago. ...By David M. McGlaughlinI obtained and read this book many years ago. I have shelves of books now; and it is still one of my favorites. This is because these generals opened up to Sir Basil; such was their respect for him. This book is vital to getting the big picture of WWII in Europe.; which was not rebuilt until circa 1985; such was the devastation. Remember; the first count in the indictment at Nuremberg was; 'Making Aggressive War". Get a glimpse of why.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good; easy read but shoddily editedBy easyfo meA good; easy read of anecdotal recollections of the German higher command and other ranking officials in the Reich post capture/post ww2; however; the editing is horrendous; irresponsible and blatantly visible to any casual reader of normal intelligence. There is no excuse with the editing/grammar software today that a Ebook shouldn't be completely free of 6th grade misspellings; grammatical and diction errors etc... (If any errors exist in this post; it is solely because I am lazy and not offering post for profit; so there)
