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The Czech Legion, 1914-20 / David Bullock ; illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro.
- Title
- The Czech Legion, 1914-20 / David Bullock ; illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro.
- Author
- Bullock, David.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Osprey Pub., ©2009.
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| Text | Request in advance | D539.5.C8 B85 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 48 pages : illustrations (some color), map; 25 cm.
- Summary
- The Czech Legion was not just a single military unit, but a volunteer army that fielded up to 100,000 troops on the Allied side on all three main fronts in World War I. Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope of Czech national independence, they were amongst the most motivated and steadfast of the Allied forces in France, the Italian Alps, and Russia. In 1918, following the collapse of the Tsar's army, they attempted to rebuild an Allied front on the Volga and in the Urals. They fought along a 6,000-mile rail corridor across Siberia to the Pacific in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution. The Legion played a central role in the foundation of the Czechoslovakian nation. Today, the Legion is recognized as the founding fathers of Czech nationhood and are idolized by the US Czech community as a result.
- Series Statement
- Men-at-arms ; 447
- Uniform Title
- Men-at-arms series ; 447.
- Subjects
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain in 2007"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. National origins : neutrality and independence -- Towards nationhood. The historical background : Charles IV of Bohemia -- The Hussites -- The Habsburg empire -- The dual monarchy -- Tomas Masaryk -- Edvard Benes -- Milan Stefanik -- The Sokol movement -- The Russian front, 1914-17. 1914-15 : the Druzhina : Austro-Hungarian desertions -- 1916 : regiment and brigade -- 1917 : the Brusilov offensive : division and corps -- The Western front, 1914-19. 1915 : with the Foreign Legion at Vimy Ridge -- 1917-18 : the Czech Brigade -- Vouziers, Chestres and Terron -- The Italian front, 1917-19. 1917-18 : small unit actions -- The Czech Legion on the Paive -- Doss Alto -- Russia : revolt & Civil War, 1917-18. 1917 : Russo-Ukrainian entanglements -- 1918 : isolation -- Confrontation with Red Guards -- Trans-Siberian railway campaign -- The Siberian Garrison, 1918-20. Summer 1918 : expansion -- The Volga-Urals front -- Retreat -- 1919 : with Admiral Kolchak -- Anti-partisan operations -- 1920 : withdrawal to Vladivostok -- Legacy.
- ISBN
- 9781846032363
- 1846032369
- 9781846039003
- 1846039002
- LCCN
- 2009504024
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries