Czech Legion 1914–20

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Del 447 i serien Men-at-Arms

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Beskrivning

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 of the war. Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope for Czech national independence, they were amongst the most motivated and steadfast of the Allied forces. After the Bolshevik Revolution, they fought their way across Russia, captured the Russian national gold reserves and used this as a bargaining chip to force the Bolsheviks to allow them to return home. Today the Legion is recognized as the founding fathers of Czech nationhood. This very colorful force of World War I has never before been detailed in English and is illustrated with an astonishing array of never-before-published photographs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-10-10
Mått:184 x 248 x 5 mm
Vikt:166 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Men-at-Arms
Antal sidor:48
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Bujeiro, Ramiro
ISBN:9781846032363

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David Bullock holds a PhD in European Military History and has been an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Currently, he writes official histories as a military historian for the Department of Defense and is an adjunct Associate Professor at Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs. He is the author of New Vanguard 83 Armoured Units of the Russian Civil War: White and Allied and New Vanguard 95: Armoured Units of the Russian Civil War: Red ArmyRamiro Bujeiro is an experienced commercial artist who lives and works in his native city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His professional background includes many commissions as a figure illustrator and strip cartoonist for clients all over Europe and the Americas. His main interests are the political and military history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

Innehållsförteckning

Historical background - the Czech independence movement in the Austro-Hungarian EmpireCzech troops in the Austro-Hungarian ArmyRecruitment of Czech volunteers, and Czech former Austro-Hungarian prisoners, by the Allied (Entente) PowersCzech Legion in FranceCzech Legion in ItalyCzech Legion in RussianThe long journey homeAftermath: nationhood - betrayal - occupation and persecutionUniforms, insignia, weapons and equipment