Churchill's Crusade: The British Invasion of Russia 1918-1920 - Hardcover

Clifford Kinvig

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852854774 ISBN 13: 9781852854775

Publisher: Hambledon Continuum, 2006

Synopsis

The story of Britain's invasion of Russia at the end of the First World War has remained largely untold. Although not its initial architect, its chief advocate, was the passionately anti-Bolshevik, Winston Churchill. "Churchill's Crusade" is the first complete account of a unique military operation - one which, if it had succeeded, would have changed the history of Russia, Europe and the World.

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Review:

"In researching and writing this book, General Kinvig has made a very considerable contribution to undestanding the military and political history of the twentieth century and has certainly established hismelf as a competent historian who writes extremely well." Reviewed by Anthony Trythall in The Torch, Summer 2007 Title mentioned in Evergreen, 2008. Title mentioned following article in History Today, 2008. 'Kinvig provides a lucid narrative of the many British engagements around Russia ... The book is enjoyable to read and successful in its main aim of providing a military history of the British forces ... It deserves to be in libraries and personal collections' Revolutionary Russia, July 2008 "The threads of the undeclared, little known, and less understood, British invasion of Russia at the end of First World War is pulled together by Maj Gen Kinvig...If it had succeeded, this remarkable campaign would certainly have changed the history of Russian, Europe and the whole world." Soldier - Magazine of the British Army, April 2007 'General Kinvig has done a service by pointing a spotlight on the campaign and Churchill's involvement.' --, "Times Literary Supplement " "General Kinvig is to be congratulated for an excellent piece of research and writing that should do much to correct decades of neglect." Contemporary Review--, "Nicely illustrated with photographs and necessary maps, this work may be regarded as authoritative and, equally, a useful addition to the shelf of works about Churchill. Summing up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." -B. M. Gough, CHOICE, Vol 45, No. 02, October 2007

About the Author:

GEOFFREY BEST is the author of Churchill: a Study in Greatness, Mid-Victorian Britain, Humanity in Warfare and War and Law since 1945.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hambledon Continuum
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1852854774
• ISBN 13: 9781852854775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 373