Decision to Intervene
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
In 1918 the United States Government decided to involve itself in the Russian Revolution by sending troops to Siberia. This book recreates that unhappily memorable story—the arrival of British marines at Murmansk, the diplomatic maneuvering, the growing Russian hostility, the uprising of the Czechoslovak troops in central Siberia which threatened to overturn the Bolsheviks, the acquisitive ambitions of the Japanese in Manchuria, and finally the decision by President Wilson to intervene with American troops. The Decision to Intervene is the second of three volumes in Mr. Kennan's distinguished chronicle of Soviet-American relations. Mr. Kennan’s method is to view a small but crucial segment of history in all its developing intricacy and detail. With rare literary skill he shows distinct individuals acting in an unfolding drama which they understand only partially and on which their influence is limited. Only by such a method can one learn how events seemed to those who took part in them, and how such momentous decisions (as Wilson’s decision to intervene in Russia surely was), are actually made.
Originally published in 1958.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Read more from George Frost Kennan
Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920, Volume I: Russia Leaves the War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920, Volume II: The Decision to Intervene Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Decline of Bismarck's European Order: Franco-Russian Relations 1875-1890 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Decision to Intervene
Related ebooks
The Past in Question: Modern Macedonia and the Uncertainties of Nation Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Russian Army in the First World War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mapping St. Petersburg: Imperial Text and Cityshape Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUkraine & the United States: Unexpected Ways Two Nations Affected Each Other Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMaking Sense of War: The Second World War and the Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pilgrims on the Silk Road: A Muslim-Christian Encounter in Khiva Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIsle and Empires: Romanov Russia, Britain and the Isle of Wight Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mystery of U-33: Hitler's Secret Envoy Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Arctic Convoy PQ8: The Story of Capt Robert Brundle and the SS Harmatris Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unfortunate Occurrences and Knavish Tricks: The Last Voyage of the SS Capira Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRound About the North Pole Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsArctic Convoy PQ18: 25 Days That Changed the Course of the War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Russian Origins of the First World War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Life of Albert Pike Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5History in Exile: Memory and Identity at the Borders of the Balkans Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Imperial Legend: The Mysterious Disappearance of Tsar Alexander I Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hitler versus Stalin: The Eastern Front 1941–1942: Barbarossa to Moscow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRussian Far Eastern Policy 1881-1904: With Special Emphasis on the Causes of the Russo-Japanese War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCataphracts: Knights of the Ancient Eastern Empires Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Log of the Vincennes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Central Eskimo (Illustrated): With Maps and Illustrations of Tools, Weapons & People Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeautiful Balts: From Displaced Persons to New Australians Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJohn Rae's Arctic Correspondence, 1844-1855 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMoscow 1941: A City & Its People at War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley: The St. Leger Expedition of 1777 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Asian History For You
Summary of Caste (Oprah's Book Club): by Isabel Wilkerson - The Origins of Our Discontents - A Comprehensive Summary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShinto the Kami Way Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unit 731: Testimony Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side: A Guide to the Lotus Sūtra Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Yakuza: life and death in the Japanese underworld Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShogun: The Life of Tokugawa Ieyasu Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBushido: The Samurai Code of Japan: With an Extensive Introduction and Notes by Alexander Bennett Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Myths & Legends of Japan: Study of Japanese Folklore (Illustrated Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962—1976 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Art of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wise Thoughts for Every Day: On God, Love, the Human Spirit, and Living a Good Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The End of Imagination Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago: The Authorized Abridgement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Decision to Intervene
3 ratings0 reviews