The bloody white baron : the extraordinary story of the Russian nobleman who became the last khan of Mongolia / James Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, James, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--Soviet Union--Biography.

Generals.

Mongolia--History, Military--20th century.

Mongolia.

Siberia (Russia)--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.

Siberia (Russia).

Ungern-Sternberg, Roman, 1885-1921.

Ungern-Sternberg, Roman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sadistic, sinister, and deeply demented as Baron Ungern-Sternberg. An anti-Semitic fanatic with a penchant for Eastern mysticism and a hatred of communists, Baron Ungern-Sternberg took over Mongolia in 1920 with a ragtag force of White Russians, Siberians, Japanese, and native Mongolians. While tormenting friend and foe alike, he dreamed of assembling a horse-borne army with which he would retake communist controlled Moscow.In this epic saga that ranges from Austria to the Mongolian Steppe, historian and travel wri

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; 1 A Son of Crusaders and Privateers; 2 The Ends of the World; 3 Suspended Between Heaven and Hell; 4 Things Fall Apart; 5 Carrion Country; 6 Ragged Crusade; 7 Lord of the Steppe; 8 A Hundred and Thirty Days; 9 The Last Adventurer; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-09462-2

9786613094629

0-7867-4428-6

OCLC:

426057440