Armies in Southern Russia 1918-1919 / Phoebus Athanassiou ; illustrated by Peter Dennis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Athanassiou, Phoebus, author.

Contributor:

Dennis, Peter, illustrator.

Series:

Men-at-arms series ; 540.

Men-At-Arms ; 540

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--History--Allied intervention, 1918-1920.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Campaigns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (50 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Osprey Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

An important aspect of the Russian Civil War were the several Allied expeditions immediately following World War I in support of the disunited Russian 'White' armies resisting the Bolshevik Revolution. Although they ended in failure, these ventures were long resented, and were the origin of the 70-year-long Soviet suspicion of the Western Allies. British and US expeditionary forces operated in North Russia and Siberia in support of General Yudenich and Admiral Kolchak respectively, and a French and Greek expeditionary force (plus Romanian and Polish elements) operated in Crimea and south-western Ukraine, in support of General Denikin. The situation was further complicated by the presence of strong Imperial German elements still under arms, and by war between various factions in the Ukraine. This Southern theatre of the Allied interventions is far less well known than that of the British and Americans in the North and East. Featuring rare photos and new colour plates, this fascinating new book describes this major Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. Dr Phoebus Athanassiou writes a compelling account of how the French and Greeks alongside White Russians were greatly outnumbered by pro-Bolshevik forces and were relentlessly pushed back by the Ukrainian forces. In just over 4 months, on 28 April 1919, the last of their forces were evacuated by Allied navies from Sevastopol in Crimea.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

Historical context

Ukraine in 1917-18

Chronology

Aftermath

Outline Of Operations

Ukraine

Battle of Kherson

Evacuation of Nikolaev

Evacuation of Berezivka

Collapse of Odessa 'front', and evacuation

Crimea

Naval Operations

French naval mutiny

The Armies:

French Forces In Southern Russia

Organization

Character

Greek Expeditionary Corps

Denikin's Volunteer Army

Other Allied Forces

Polish

Romanian

Ukrainian Pro-Bolshevik Forces

Red Armies

Ukrainian

Russian

German Forces

Conclusion

Consequences

Further Reading

Plate Commentaries

Index

Imprint.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781472844798

1472844793

9781472844781

1472844785

OCLC:

1244628846